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FRANCE'S TROUBLES END NOT VET IN' SIGHT (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright) (Published in The Times.) LONDON. Jan. 20. The Times Haifa correspondent says the end of France's Syrian troubles are not yet in sight. The widespread and deep moled character of the nationalist movement is evidenced h.v the successive tailtires 'of French efforts to separate I lie Druses from the Moslems. Dominant military leaders of th 0 rovi>ll, are Veliya llavati and Mohammed Ismail. The latter is a, graduate of the military school in Germany, and was chief of staff to Aliriza Pasha, who occupied Lebanon during the war. lln'yati declares Flip revolt is still in its infancy. He is now training 12,000 Druses at Hsuraiiis. who -will be ready to take the field in the spring.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 21 January 1926, Page 5
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127SYRIA Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 21 January 1926, Page 5
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