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Charles de Gaulle

French artillery and warplanes fired on demonstrators in Damascus

Sunday May 20, 1945
Damascus, Syria

On 20 May, French artillery and warplanes fired on demonstrators in Damascus. After several days, upwards of 800 Syrians lay dead.


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