
The history of Syria, from the Pharaohs to the Pharaonic
Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell
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Colonial Shadows: The French Mandate and Syrian Resistance
This chapter examines Syria's colonial history under French mandate post-World War I, emphasizing strategies of division and the rise of insurgencies from 1925 to 1928. It also draws connections between historical and contemporary conflicts, particularly in regard to control dynamics in Damascus.
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