SYRIAN INSURRECTION
BATTLE ROUND DAMASCUS
MOVEMENT AGAINST FRENCH
SPREADING.
(United Press Association.—Copyright.) (Reuters Telegram., (Received 2nd August, 11 a.m.) LONDON, lst August. The stubborn nature of tho Syrian insurrection is indicated by messages from Egypt, from which it appears that thj movement against th*) French is spreading. The newspaper "L'Espodr" describes a ten-day battle raging since 18th July in the gardens surrounding Damascus, in which 18,000 French troops are engaged. Hitherto the fight has gono without decisive victory on cither side. The French have razed several villages and bombarded the Kurdish quarter of Damascus.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 28, 2 August 1926, Page 9
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94SYRIAN INSURRECTION Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 28, 2 August 1926, Page 9
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