Battle of Urfa

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Battle of Urfa
Part of the Franco-Turkish War
Kurdish militias taking up arms against occupying French forces
Date February 9 – April 11, 1920 Location Urfa, Aleppo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire Result Turkish-Kurdish victory Turkish breached Safe conduct
Belligerents
Kuva-yi Milliye Kurdish tribes	France
Commanders and leaders
Ali Saip Bey	Major G. Hauger  †
Strength
3,000[1]	473
Casualties and losses
unknown	~460 killed or captured

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 massacred in an ambush staged by the Turkish Nationalists during its retreat from Urfa.