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Yusuf Al-Azmah

Yusuf Al-Azmah.

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Yusuf Al-Azmah

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  1. Yusuf Al-Azmah Yusuf Al-Azmah was the Syrian Minister of War and Chief of Staff under Prince Faisal . Al-azmah graduated from the Ottoman Military Academy in Istanbul in 1906 . He served as a general the Ottoman army before joining the Arab revolt against the Ottomans which gave Syria its independence in 1918.

  2. The French General Gouraud issued an ultimatum to the Syrian government in 1920. Yusuf al-Azmah refused to give in. Al-Azmah wanted to make it clear that Syria would not surrender without fighting , in order to deny the French occupation any legitimacy. Al-Azmah headed for khan Maysalun some 12 miles to the west of Damascus where he led a desperate and very unequal battle against the French army of General Gouraud on July 24,1920.

  3. Al-Azmah was killed in the fighting ,and the French forces entered Damascus on July25,1920. Al-Azmah remains a national hero and an inspiration. His statue stands in central Damascus, and streets are named in his honor in cities all over Syria. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusuf_al-Azmah

  4. Questions 1. When was Al-Azmah born? 2. What was his job? 3. What did Gouraud issue in 1920? 4. Why did Al-Azmah fight? 5. Was the battle equal? 6. When did the French forces enter Damascus? 7. Where is the statue of Yusuf Al-Azmah?

  5. عمل الطالبات دعاء شعار (جامع معلومات) فطوم يسين (منسق) خديجه قره محمد ( ناطق) ميسر عموري + ألفت عبد الرزاق ( طرح أسئله) ثناء دركوشي (ضبط الوقت) بإشراف المدرسه : إنعام مرتيني inammartini@yahoo.com

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