Following the Attack on the Military Academy in Homs:

PUIC Secretary General Expresses his sympathy with the Syrian People

PUIC Secretary General Expresses his sympathy with the Syrian People

On Thursday 5th October 2023, the Military Academy in Homs, in the Syrian Arab Republic, was subject to a vicious attack during the procession at the end of a graduation ceremony of a group of officers.

The attack took place in presence of their families, and caused about 100 deaths and 240 injuries, both military and civilian.

His Excellency Mr. Mouhamed Khouraichi Niass, the Secretary General of the Parliamentary Union of OIC Member States, expresses his heartfelt sympathy with the Syrian people and conveys his condolences to the Syrian People's Assembly and the families of the victims, praying to God the Almighty to extend His great mercy to the dead, expedite the recovery of the wounded, and grant their families patience and consolation.

7 October 2023