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Battle of Urfa
Turkish military campaign against France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Urfa (Turkish: Urfa Muharebesi, French: Le guet-apens d'Ourfa) was an uprising in the spring of 1920 against the French army occupying the city of Urfa (modern Şanlıurfa) by the Turkish National Forces. The French garrison of Urfa held out for two months until it sued for negotiations with the Turks for safe conduct out of the city. The Turks reneged on their promises, however, and the French unit was killed in an ambush staged by the Turkish Nationalists during its retreat from Urfa.
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Part of the Franco-Turkish War | |||||||
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3,000[1] | 473 | ||||||
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unknown | ~460 killed or captured |
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