Sultan Pasha al-Atrash

Druze military leader

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Druze history

  • Druze women
    In Druze: The Druze in Syria

    In 1925 Druze leader Sulṭān al-Aṭrash led a revolt against French rule. After local success, Syrian nationalists outside the Druze community joined the revolt, and the rebellion spread throughout the region and into Damascus before it was suppressed in 1927. Among Syrians, this revolt is remembered as the nation’s…

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