Samakh raid (1920)

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Samakh raid
Part of the Franco-Syrian War
Date April 1920 Location Samakh, Occupied Enemy Territory Administration-South (soon to become Mandatory Palestine) Result British victory
Belligerents
British Army RAF	Arab Kingdom of Syria Arab Bedouin militia
Commanders and leaders
	Kayed al-Ubaydat †[1]
Strength
	2,000
Casualties and losses
	"number of casualties"[1]

The Samakh raid was fought in April 1920 between Arab Bedouin irregulars under the banner of the Arab Kingdom of Syria and the British Army in Eastern Galilee. The event is perceived by scholars as part of the spillover of the Franco-Syrian War.