 Battle of Rashaya

The Battle of Rashaya was a four-day battle fought at the citadel of Rashaya on 20 – 24 November 1925 between Druze rebels and the French Army of the Levant during the Great Syrian Revolt against French Mandatory rule.Following the heavy bombardment of Damascus by the French following the rebels' brief capture of the city led by Hasan al-Kharrat and Nasib al-Bakri on 18 October, the stronghold of rebel resistance moved back to the Ghouta, Damascus's immediate countryside.