Yusuf al-Azma
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Yusuf al-Azma was a Syrian military officer and revolutionary figure who was the minister of war of the Arab Kingdom of Syria under the governments of prime ministers Rida al-Rikabi and Hashim al-Atas
Al-Azma as Minister of War in 1920
Portrait of al-Azma in uniform after his graduation from the Ottoman Military Academy in 1906
Al-Azma saluting King Faisal (center), 1920
Al-Azma in military uniform as Syria's minister of war
Battle of Maysalun
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The Battle of Maysalun, also known as the Battle of Maysalun Pass or the Battle of Khan Maysalun, was a four-hour battle fought between the forces of the Arab Kingdom of Syria and the French Army of t
French general Henri Gouraud inspecting his troops in the Anti-Lebanon Mountains the day before the Battle of Maysalun
General Mariano Goybet commanded French forces during the battle