Recently-Formed Formidable In Might Militia Declares 'The Start Of Preparations' For Violent Campaign Against Israeli, U.S., Turkish 'Occupation;' Calls 'To Set Ground On Fire Under Occupiers' Feet'
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On February 4, 2025, on its Telegram channel, the recently-formed Formidable in Might – Islamic Resistance Front in Syria militia issued an official statement from "the General Command" in which it declared "the start of preparations for The Promise of the Hereafter campaign against the Israeli, American, and Turkish occupation in Syria. In its statement the militia urges the "freemen" in Syria and around the world to organize continuous demonstrations and sit-ins. Addressing "the mujahideen and the members of the resistance" in Syria, it calls on them "to set the ground on fire under the feet of the occupiers." [1]
It is notable that on January 17, 2025, the militia announced the start of its military operations against the Israeli forces in Syria, and as of this writing has claimed responsibility for two operations in the Quneitra area – the interception of an IDF drone on January 21 [2] , and an attack on IDF forces on January 31. [3]
New Militia Claims: Syria Is Under Israeli, American, Turkish Occupation; The Regime Is Responsible For "Massacres"
The February 4 statement from the Formidable in Might – Islamic Resistance Front in Syria militia asserts that Syria is under a triple occupation, as follows: in the south, it is occupied by "the Zionist entity," which, the militia claims, banishes the residents, steals their possessions and their land, and establishes settlements and "espionage bases;" in the east and the northeast of the country, it is occupied by the U.S., which, the militia claims, is building new bases, plundering resources, and "crossing all the red lines that define national sovereignty, as if Syria were a street in the city of Washington;" while in the north, according to the militia, it is occupied by Turkey, which the statement maintains, is building bases "destroying and bombing, while no one lifts a finger."
In a direct address to the Syrian people, the militia contends that in the past it warned Israel, the U.S., and Turkey not to continue the occupation of Syrian territory, but they paid no attention. At the same time, it accuses the new government in Syria of responsibility for a series of "assassinations and massacres," apparently in the guise of sectarian clashes and the private settling of accounts, which it warns are likely to drown Syria in "a sea of blood."
Militia Ready For Campaign Against Occupation; Calls "To Set Ground On Fire Under Occupiers' Feet"
The militia announces that in light of all "these ongoing crimes" against the Syrian people, the support of the Arab and Western world, and "the silence" of the international community, it has decided to put an end to it all, and to show the enemies of Syria that "the days are over when they can do what they like with no one holding them responsible." It declares "the start of preparations for The Promise of the Hereafter campaign," and threatens that "this campaign's first blow will surprise its friends, not to mention its enemies, everywhere."
At the conclusion of its statement the militia addresses "the freemen" in Syria and around the world and calls on them to hasten to Syria's aid and to hold ongoing demonstrations and sit-ins, with the aim of preventing the regimes that "support and cover-up the crimes of the occupiers" from continuing their occupation of Syria. It also addresses "the mujahideen, [the members of] our resistance, and the men of the free Syria" and urges them "to set the ground on fire under the oppressive occupiers' feet, with killing, fire, devastation, and the blocking of roads, so that this cowardly occupation will understand that The Promise of the Hereafter in Syria is greater than what they think. There will be no Zionist, American, or Turkish occupation. It is our right and we are the owners of the land."
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