Aqaba, Man, Al-Medina,
Mecca, and Damascus played a major role in the hostilities, which took place,
in the Arabian Peninsula and the Levant. Daraa, Al-Tafila, Amman, and Manan
formed strategic cities critical to the operations of the Great Arab Revolt.
The following battles took place: The Battle of Abu
El-lisen. On July 2, 1917, that resulted in killing 300 Turkish soldiers and
capturing 160, by Arabs. Occupation of Aqaba. On July 6, 1917, the Arab forces occupied Aqaba, killed about
600 Turkish soldiers, and captured 780 soldiers, including 35 Turkish army
officers. The losses of the Arab forces were two martyrs and some injuries. Battle of Delagha: In late September 1917, Al-Shobak was taken over. Battle of Wadi Musa: On October 21, 1917,
Jamal Pasha was leading the Turkish campaign. After a full day's battle, he was
forced to withdraw after losing (200) men, either killed, taken as prisoners,
or wounded. On the other hand, the losses of the revolt forces were (40) men
killed/injured. In late November 1917, a
battle took place near Al-Quwaira. As result of this battle the Turks retreated
and evacuated Ohida area. Battle of Al-Tafila and
Maan The following battles took place: Battle of the Jorf
Al-Darawiesh Jorf Al-Darawiesh station was captured on January 12, 1918, after
a fierce battle in which 80 Turks were killed and 200 prisoners were kept under
the direction of Prince Faisal. Al-Tafila garrison surrendered On January 15, 1918, January 25. The Turks tried to
retake Al-Tafila and sent a brigade from the 48th Division of three battalions,
and a battle took place on January 25, in which Arab forces won and killed the
Turkish division commander Hamid Fakhri. Disruption of transport
across the Dead Sea and sinking of Turkish boats on January 28, 1918. Restoring Al-Tafila. The Turks managed to retake Al-Tafila and began marching towards
Al-Shobak on March 1, 1918, but pressure increased on Turkish positions near
the Jordan River, and their forces withdrew, and forces of the Northern
Army of the Revolt Forces took over Al-Tafila again on March 18, 1918. The attack on Maan At dawn on April 11, 1918, Arab forces attacked and occupied
Ghadeer Al-hajj, destroyed (1,000) rods from the railway line, captured 27
Turkish troops, and on April 13, Arab forces attacked Al-Jarthoun station and
destroyed (3000) rods from the railway line, and captured (200) Turkish
soldiers. On April 13, Arab forces
attacked and occupied Tlool Al-Samnat, which controls Maan from the southwest,
and took (35) prisoners of the Turkish forces. Arab forces then launched the
final offensive on April 17, and Maan station was occupied. But during the
battle, for no apparent reason, Captain Pisani stopped firing, and withdrew the
artillery company from deployment, and returned to the camp, Which made it
easier for Turkish forces to launch a counterattack to retake Maan station,
where Arab forces retreated to Tlool Al-Samanat. • On September 17, 1918,
Arab forces began vandalizing the railway at Daraa station, where the Northern
Army was considered a right wing of General Allenby's army. • On September 30, 1918,
Turkish rule ended in Damascus. And in that afternoon, the Arab flag was raised
on a mast in Al-Marja Square, the same square where the Free Arabs were hung on
the sticks two and a half years ago. And that flag was the flag of the Great
Arab Revolt in its parallel colors black, green, and white, including a
triangle of burgundy red. At 6:00 a.m. on October 1, 1918, the forces of
the Great Arab Revolt entered Damascus, where Sharif Nasser and Nouri
al-Shaalan arrived to take over the city's administration after it was liberated
from the Turks. Damascus declared its warm welcome to the Arab forces led by
Sharif Nasser bin Ali. On October 3, Prince
Faisal, commander-in-chief of northern operations, arrived outside Damascus,
and a car was put at his disposal, but he preferred to enter riding his horse
and escorted by about 1,500 people. Battle of Maisaloon.
After Prince Faisal entered Damascus, French General Guru issued a warning to
Prince Faisal and the Arab army, which entered Damascus, to hand over the
railways to the French authority, break up the Arab army, accept the
circulation of French banknotes. General Guru used the delay in Prince Faisal's
response to his warning to advance. The Arab army and Syrian patriots gathered
to support the prince and defend the country, where young and elderly rushed to
the battlefield in Maisaloon. The Arab army had no tanks, aircraft, or heavy
equipment. The Arab army clashed with French forces on the morning of July 24,
1920, led by Youssef Al-Adma in an unequal battle involving French planes,
tanks, and heavy cannons. Despite the heroism of the Jihadis in defending
Damascus, the French forces were able to defeat the Arab forces, and Commander
Youssef al-Adma was killed among many Arab army men and Syrian patriots.