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English: Map of French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon and the states created in 1922, in English. Sources: Philip Shukry Khoury: Syria and the French Mandate. The Politics of Arab Nationalism, 1920-1945.
Map showing the states of the Mandate for Syria and Lebanon from 1921 to 1922. After France obtained control over the entire Syrian territories they resorted to the fragmentation of Syria into several independent states or entities: State of Damascus (1920). State of Aleppo (1920). Alawite State (1920). The State of Greater Lebanon (1920).
Under control of the Lebanese Government forces; Under control of Lebanese Communist Party or Fatah or Syrian rebels in Lebanon; Under control of Hezbollah, PFLP-GC and allies; Under control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant; Under control of Sunni militants and Tahrir al-Sham; Under control of Israel; Rural presence:
France sent thousands of troops to Syria and Lebanon from its African colonies, equipped with modern weapons, compared to the meager supplies of the rebels. The French regained many cities, although fierce resistance against their rule lasted until the spring of 1927, when the revolution was suppressed with the shelling of Damascus.
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At the same time, the French Army of the Levant in the region had been severely weakened – nearly 70 percent of all officers and 40 percent of Syrian soldiers in the French army had deserted their posts and taken up arms with the Syrian rebels. In Hama two French aircraft were downed, while the commander of a French unit was ambushed and killed.
In one instance during the battle for the hills, a Hezbollah squad seized a hill, east of the Lebanese village of Nahle, from the rebels. They were then replaced with a 40-man unit that lacked ammunition and radio batteries. Soon, 250 Syrian rebels launched a counter-attack, using the rugged terrain to approach right up to the Hezbollah positions.
Under control of the Lebanese Government forces; Under control of Lebanese Communist Party or Fatah or Syrian rebels in Lebanon; Under control of Hezbollah, PFLP-GC and allies; Under control of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant; Under control of Sunni militants and Tahrir al-Sham; Under control of Israel; Rural presence: