I announce to you that your mujahideen brothers have begun to enter the city of Hama in order to cleanse this wound that has lasted for 40 years. I beg you that this victory will be without revenge and merciful.

I firmly assert that the situation in Syria will not spill over into Iraq, despite the concerns held by some Iraqi politicians.

We urge Iraq, under Mr. al-Sudani's leadership, to distance itself from the situation in Syria, just as it distanced itself from the Iran conflict.

The Syrian revolution is focused on reclaiming rights from a criminal regime, not on Iraq. We hope to establish stronger relations with Iraq after Syria's liberation.

We urge Mr. Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani and the Iraqi government to prevent the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces from getting involved in the conflict in Syria.

Our heroic people in Homs, your time has come. Declare it a revolution against injustice and tyranny and be as we have known you.

After the fall of Hama, the next major city in the Syrian opposition forces’ path is Homs, just 40 km away along the M5 highway, with only Er-Rastan and Talbiseh in between.

Er-Rastan’s terrain offers defensive advantages, with the Orontes River and a reservoir protecting its flanks.

However, Assad army’s failure to secure Hama’s flanks led to its loss, raising doubts about its ability to hold Er-Rastan.

If Syrian forces capture Homs, they gain routes to Damascus and the coastal regions, threatening key Russian bases in Tartus and Hmeimim, potentially forcing their evacuation.