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Battle of al-Kafr

Battle of al-Kafr was a battle fought on 22 July 1925 at Al-Kafr, in what is now Syria. It was part of the Great Syrian Revolt, which ran from 1925 to 1927. The recorded result: Druze victory. Recorded strength: 166 soldiers against 150 to thousands of rebels.

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Fought22 July 1925
WhereAl-Kafr, Syria32.629N, 36.641E
OutcomeDruze victory
BelligerentsFrance; Army of the LevantagainstSyria
Casualties and lossesHeavyandN/A
Part ofGreat Syrian Revolt1925 to 1927

Where it sits in the Great Syrian Revolt

Battle of Salkhad, 1925Battle of al-Kafr, 1925Battle of al-Mazraa, 1925Battle of al-Musayfirah, 1925Battle of Damascus, 1925Battle of Rashaya, 192519251925Battle of al-Kafr, 1925
6 placed engagements of the Great Syrian Revolt in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date22 July 1925
PlaceAl-Kafr, Syria
32.629N, 36.641E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength166 soldiers150 to thousands of rebels
Casualties and lossesHeavyN/A
Commanders
  • Gabriel Normand
  • Sultan al-Atrash
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Battle of al-Kafr is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 139 in present-day Syria.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q22947734, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of al-Kafr, revision 1370597342, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.