SYRI AN REBELLION
HEAVY FIGHTING REPORTED BOTH SI DPS SUFFER. LOSSES. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyrighf HAIFA, August 10. The French have been relentlessly conducting military measures siuoe Julv 19 against the beautiful oasis of Ghouts, which is 300 square miles in extent, and is the chief source of the food supplies of Damascus. The oasis was heavily bombed, and the crops were largely ruined. Thousands of trees were destroyed, and thirty Villages were burnt after being pillaged by the French auxiliary troops. The rebels retaliated by cutting off the water supply of Damascus, but this has now been restored. Deprived of vital resources, the rebels continue bitterly to resist. Both sides have suffered heavy losses. — 1 The Times.’
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Evening Star, Issue 19326, 12 August 1926, Page 8
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117SYRIAN REBELLION Evening Star, Issue 19326, 12 August 1926, Page 8
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