“The army is in perfect condition, its soldiers and officers have been fighting for two years with a courage and bravery unparalleled in world history, in the fiercest of battles," wrote Al-Watan newspaper.

“The Syrian army has at its disposal enough men and weapons to fight for years to defend Syria," the newspaper said.

The report added that Syrian civilians could join the army in the battle against terrorists “each according to his capacity."

The army has been fighting a foreign-backed insurgency initiated by al-Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group al-Jebhata al-Nusra against the government two years ago. The terrorist group hijacked Syrian people’s peaceful call for reforms and waged a war in the country with the help of Western spying agencies and certain regional dictatorships. Thousands of people and security forces have so far been killed in the conflict.

Al-Watan also pointed to a call by the High Islamic Council in Syria, the country's top religious authority, which stressed that "the defence of a united Syria and the Syrian people is an obligation which all (citizens)... must fulfill."

The council aimed to "encourage people to get involved in defending the land and honour, because Syria is facing a real invasion by... Turkey from the north, Lebanon from the west and Jordan from the south," said Al-Watan.

Al-Watan newspaper insisted in the report that everyone in Syria must be aware that the country is "in a state of war."

“The army is fulfilling its duties and citizens must now defend their districts, each according to their capacity, as they have done in Aleppo, Hama and Homs, where residents have taken up arms and created national defence committee," earlier this year, it added.