Tag: Arab Revolt

10th June 1916: Arab Revolt begins when Sharif Hussein bin Ali orders his troops to attack the Ottoman Caliphate’s garrison in the holy city of Mecca

The British supported the Revolt as it distracted tens of thousands of Ottoman troops from joining other fronts in the First World War.

The secret Sykes-Picot Agreement between Britain and France, formally known as the Asia Minor Agreement, was ratified.