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French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon

  • Mandate for Syria and the LebanonOn the 29th of September 1923, France received the League of Nations mandate for Syria. This territory included what is now Lebanon and Alexandretta…
  • Syria–Lebanon campaignOn the 1st of April 1941, Iraq fell under the control of nationalists led by Rashid Ali al-Gaylani. This regime appealed for support from Italy and Germany.