▁by ▁the ▁Turkish ▁National ▁Forces . ▁The ▁French ▁g arrison ▁of ▁Ur fa ▁held ▁out ▁for ▁two ▁months ▁until ▁it ▁su ed ▁for ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁Tur ks ▁for ▁safe ▁conduct ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁However , ▁after ▁the ▁French ▁commander ▁H au ger ▁cover t ly ▁attempted ▁to ▁contact ▁its ▁British ▁al lies ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁buy ▁time , ▁an ▁armed ▁conflict ▁arose ▁which ▁left ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁forces ▁and ▁an ▁unknown ▁number ▁of ▁Turkish ▁soldiers ▁dead . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Ur fa ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁army ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁incorpor ating ▁this ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁into ▁the ▁French ▁Mand ate ▁of ▁Sy ria . ▁The ▁designs ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁over ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁C il icia ▁were ▁den ounced ▁by ▁Must af a ▁K em al ▁P asha , ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Turkish ▁National ▁Mov ement . ▁In ▁the ▁later ▁part ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁K em al ▁and ▁his ▁supp or ters ▁began ▁to ▁prepare ▁to ▁launch ▁major ▁ins urre ctions ▁against ▁the ▁thin ly ▁spread ▁French ▁units ▁g arrison ed ▁in ▁Mar ash , ▁A int ab ▁and ▁Ur fa ▁to ▁force ▁the ▁French ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁their ▁territorial ▁pret ensions ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁Ali ▁Sa ip ▁Bey , ▁the ▁deput y ▁from ▁Ur fa ▁to ▁the ▁Turkish ▁National ▁Congress , ▁called ▁on ▁the