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Cemal Paşa

Ottoman commander

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    In Damascus: Ottoman period

    In a countermove, Cemal Paşa, the Ottoman commander in chief, hanged 21 Arab nationalists on May 6, 1916, a day that is still commemorated as Martyrs’ Day. The Ottomans, however, were defeated by the double-pronged attack of the British and Arab forces and evacuated the city in September…

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