Hasan al-Kharrat (1861–1925) was a rebel commander of the
Great Syrian Revolt against the
French Mandate, operating mainly in
Damascus and its
Ghouta countryside. As the qabaday (local youths boss) of the
al-Shaghour quarter of Damascus, he was connected with
Nasib al-Bakri, a nationalist from the quarter's most influential family. At al-Bakri's invitation, he joined the revolt in August 1925 and recruited a group of fighters in and around al-Shaghour. He led the rebel assault against Damascus, briefly capturing the residence of French High-Commissioner
Maurice Sarrail before withdrawing amid heavy bombardment. Towards the end of 1925, relations grew tense between al-Kharrat and other rebel leaders, particularly
Sa'id al-'As and
Ramadan al-Shallash, and they traded accusations of plundering villages or strong-arming local inhabitants. Al-Kharrat continued to lead forays in the Ghouta, where he was ultimately killed in a French ambush. The revolt dissipated by 1927, but he gained a lasting reputation as a martyr of the
Syrian resistance to French rule. (
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Hasan al-Kharrat (1861–1925) was a rebel commander of the
Great Syrian Revolt against the
French Mandate, operating mainly in
Damascus and its
Ghouta countryside. As the qabaday (local youths boss) of the
al-Shaghour quarter of Damascus, he was connected with
Nasib al-Bakri, a nationalist from the quarter's most influential family. At al-Bakri's invitation, he joined the revolt in August 1925 and recruited a group of fighters in and around al-Shaghour. He led the rebel assault against Damascus, briefly capturing the residence of French High-Commissioner
Maurice Sarrail before withdrawing amid heavy bombardment. Towards the end of 1925, relations grew tense between al-Kharrat and other rebel leaders, particularly
Sa'id al-'As and
Ramadan al-Shallash, and they traded accusations of plundering villages or strong-arming local inhabitants. Al-Kharrat continued to lead forays in the Ghouta, where he was ultimately killed in a French ambush. The revolt dissipated by 1927, but he gained a lasting reputation as a martyr of the
Syrian resistance to French rule. (
Full article...)
... that Jean Davies, then a junior officer in the
Women's Royal Naval Service, attended Winston Churchill's 69th birthday party along with President Franklin Roosevelt and Soviet Marshal Josef Stalin?
... that during the 1873 mutiny of the
Royal Guards of Hawaii, the Hungarian drillmaster Captain Joseph Jajczay and the adjutant general Charles Hastings Judd were attacked?
A gunman kills six people and injures eight others in a mass shooting at a mosque in
Quebec City, Canada.
President
Donald Trump signs an executive order(pictured) restricting travel and immigration to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries, leading to
protests and
court rulings ordering its partial suspension.
The island Elliðaey in Breiðafjörður, a large shallow bay in the west of Iceland. It separates the region of the
Westfjords from the south of the country. The northern tip of the bay was formed about 15 million years ago, whereas the southern end at
Snæfellsnes was formed less than half that time ago.
This Wikipedia is written in
English. Started in 2001 (2001), it currently contains
5,326,648 articles.
Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.