▁Revol t ▁led ▁by ▁F ais al , ▁son ▁of ▁Sh ar if ▁Hus sein ▁of ▁Me cca , ▁and ▁an ▁Arab ▁government ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Dam asc us ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁Although ▁the ▁Arab s ▁hoped , ▁trust ing ▁earlier ▁British ▁promises , ▁that ▁the ▁newly ▁established ▁state ▁would ▁include ▁all ▁the ▁Arab ▁lands ▁stretch ing ▁from ▁northern ▁Sy ria ▁to ▁Y emen , ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁secret ▁Sy kes – P ic ot ▁Ag re ement ▁between ▁Britain ▁and ▁France , ▁only ▁the ▁interior ▁regions ▁of ▁Sy ria ▁were ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁Arab ▁kingdom . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁October , ▁French ▁troops ▁dis emb ark ed ▁in ▁Be ir ut ▁and ▁occupied ▁the ▁Leb an ese ▁coast al ▁region . ▁The ▁French ▁immediately ▁dissol ved ▁the ▁local ▁Arab ▁govern ments ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁with ▁France ▁demand ing ▁full ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁Sy kes – P ic ot ▁Ag re ement , ▁with ▁Sy ria ▁under ▁its ▁control . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁July ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁General ▁Henri ▁G our ard ▁gave ▁King ▁F ais al ▁the ▁choice ▁between ▁submission ▁or ▁ab dic ation . ▁F ais al ▁ab dic ated ▁and ▁fled . ▁However , ▁the ▁ ▁minister ▁of ▁war , ▁Y ous sef ▁al - Az me h , ▁refused ▁to ▁comp ly . ▁With ▁little ▁remaining ▁troops ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ▁army , ▁Bed ou in ▁soldiers ▁and ▁civil ian ▁volunte ers , ▁Az me h ▁composed