Syrian front
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The Syrian front was a key theater of operations in the Middle Eastern campaigns of World War I, where Allied and Ottoman forces clashed for control of Syria and surrounding regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Syrian campaign | 1 |
| Syrian front canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I theater
ⓘ
theater of war ⓘ |
| aftermath |
end of Ottoman rule in the Levant
ⓘ
opening of the way for French mandate in Syria and Lebanon ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Arab Revolt forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ France ⓘ German Empire ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Sharifian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign |
Final Allied offensive in Palestine
ⓘ
Sinai and Palestine Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Edmund Allenby
NERFINISHED
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Fakhri Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ Jamal Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| geographicalScope |
Palestine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Transjordan NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal Syria ⓘ interior Syria ⓘ |
| involves |
air reconnaissance
ⓘ
cavalry operations ⓘ combined British and Arab operations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greater Syria region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Aleppo (1918)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Damascus (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Megiddo (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Nablus (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Sharon (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Middle Eastern campaigns of World War I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Arab Revolt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman armistice of Mudros NERFINISHED ⓘ fall of Damascus (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
ⓘ
collapse of Ottoman control in Syria ⓘ occupation of Syria by Allied forces ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
control of Syria
ⓘ
control of communication lines between Anatolia and Arabia ⓘ severing Ottoman lines of retreat from Palestine ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1915
ⓘ
1916 ⓘ 1917 ⓘ 1918 ⓘ |
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Syrian campaign