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Franco-Syrian War

8 March 1920 (ended 1920) · Syria

Part of: interwar period Wikidata

Wikidata classes on our event-class list: war, armed conflict (all its classes: Wikidata item)

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The Franco-Syrian War took place during 1920 between France and the Hashemite rulers of the newly established Arab Kingdom of Syria. During a series of engagements, which climaxed in the Battle of Maysalun, French forces defeated the forces of the Hashemite monarch King Faisal, and his supporters, entering Damascus on July 24, 1920. A new pro-French government was declared in Syria on July 25, headed by 'Alaa al-Din al-Darubi and the region of Syria was eventually divided into several client states under the Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon. The British government, concerned for their position in the new mandate in Iraq, agreed to declare the fugitive Faisal as the new king of Iraq.

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Franco-Syrian War. (2026, October 13). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Franco-Syrian_War&oldid=1379975922

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“Franco-Syrian War.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 13 Oct. 2026, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Franco-Syrian_War&oldid=1379975922.

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Wikipedia, “Franco-Syrian War,” last modified October 13, 2026, 01:16 (UTC), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Franco-Syrian_War&oldid=1379975922.

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