, ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁Dru ze ▁leader ▁Sultan ▁P asha ▁al - A tr ash ▁officially ▁declared ▁revolution ▁against ▁French ▁rule ▁in ▁Sy ria . ▁Call ing ▁upon ▁un ification ▁of ▁all ▁Sy rian ▁sect s , ▁eth nic ▁communities ▁and ▁relig ions ▁against ▁French ▁rule , ▁he ▁managed ▁to ▁en list ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁large ▁sections ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁nation wide ▁revol t ▁which ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁many ▁notable ▁figures ▁from ▁all ▁around ▁Sy ria ▁such ▁as ▁Hass an ▁al - K h arr at , ▁Nas ib ▁al - B ak ri , ▁F aw zi ▁al - Q aw u q ji ▁and ▁Abd ▁al - R ah man ▁Shah band ar . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁revol t ▁was ▁initially ▁declared ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁August , ▁fighting ▁had ▁begun ▁with ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁al - K a fr ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁one ▁month ▁before ▁that . ▁Many ▁batt les ▁would ▁follow , ▁resulting ▁in ▁re bel ▁vict ories . ▁What so ever , ▁France ▁sent ▁thousands ▁of ▁troops ▁to ▁Sy ria ▁and ▁Leb anon ▁from ▁its ▁African ▁colon ies , ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁modern ▁weapons , ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁me ager ▁supplies ▁of ▁the ▁reb els . ▁The ▁French ▁to ▁reg ained ▁many ▁cities , ▁although ▁fier ce ▁resistance ▁against ▁their ▁rule ▁last ed ▁until ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁when ▁the ▁revolution ▁was ▁suppress ed ▁with ▁the ▁shell ing ▁of