What the records say
- When
- 19 Jul 1925 – 20 Jul 1925
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 32.49° N, 36.71° E
- Description
- 1925 battle
Capture of Salkhad
The capture of Salkhad refers to the clash between the Druze rebel forces of Sultan Pasha al-Atrash and a unit of the French Mandate based in Salkhad on 20 July 1925. It would become the first confrontation of the Great Syrian Revolt. Preceding the battle, on 19 July, al-Atrash's forces shot down a French reconnaissance plane, the first shots of the revolt, and captured its injured pilots.
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