French bombardment of Damascus in 1925

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bombardment military operation war crime allegation

The French bombardment of Damascus in 1925 was a brutal military assault by French mandate forces on the Syrian capital during the Great Syrian Revolt, causing widespread destruction and civilian casualties.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Bombardment of Damascus (1925)	1
French bombardment of Damascus in 1925 canonical	1
French entry into Damascus	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bombardment ⓘ military operation ⓘ war crime allegation ⓘ
aftermath	international criticism of French mandate policies ⓘ strengthening of Syrian nationalist sentiment ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	French bombardment of Damascus in 1925 ⓘ surface form: Bombardment of Damascus (1925)
belligerent	France ⓘ Syrian insurgents ⓘ
cause	French attempt to crush Syrian nationalist movement ⓘ uprising in Damascus during the Great Syrian Revolt ⓘ
civilianCasualties	thousands of civilians killed or wounded ⓘ
combatant	French Army ⓘ French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon ⓘ surface form: French Mandate authorities Syrian rebels ⓘ
commander	Andréa Aubert ⓘ Maurice Sarrail ⓘ
conflict	Great Syrian Revolt ⓘ
country	Syria ⓘ
date	1925-10-18 ⓘ
displacement	large-scale displacement of Damascus residents ⓘ
effect	destruction of markets and houses ⓘ large fires in Damascus ⓘ
endDate	1925-10-20 ⓘ
governingPower	French Third Republic ⓘ
historicalContext	anti-colonial revolts in the Middle East ⓘ interwar period ⓘ
legacy	important event in modern Syrian national memory ⓘ symbol of French colonial brutality in Syria ⓘ
location	Damascus ⓘ
mandateAuthority	French High Commission in the Levant ⓘ
method	aerial bombardment ⓘ artillery bombardment ⓘ
opponent	Syrian nationalists ⓘ
partOf	French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon ⓘ Great Syrian Revolt ⓘ
placeInNarrative	key episode of the Great Syrian Revolt ⓘ
reasonGivenByFrance	restoration of order in Damascus ⓘ
result	French tactical victory ⓘ heavy destruction of Damascus ⓘ significant civilian casualties ⓘ
startDate	1925-10-18 ⓘ
target	Ancient City of Damascus World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: Old City of Damascus residential neighborhoods ⓘ
timePeriod	October 1925 ⓘ
typeOfViolence	colonial repression ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon → containsEvent → French bombardment of Damascus in 1925 ⓘ

Franco-Syrian War → endedWith → French bombardment of Damascus in 1925 ⓘ

this entity surface form: French entry into Damascus

French bombardment of Damascus in 1925 → alsoKnownAs → French bombardment of Damascus in 1925 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bombardment of Damascus (1925)