The first city to break the wall of fear, where its officers bravely defected from the tyrannical regime.
It paid a heavy price under relentless bombardment and siege, until every neighborhood stood as a witness to unyielding resilience.
Years of pain never extinguished the flame of dignity in its people's hearts — instead, they made Al-Rastan a symbol of defiance and steadfastness.
For Al-Rastan, for its free people who endured until liberation, we launch this campaign today —
to stand with them, to ease their wounds, and to repay, even in part, the debt we owe to this city that never bowed.
