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Arabs were further threatened by the construction of the Hijaz Railway, connecting Damascus and Mecca, which promised to facilitate the mobility of Turkish troops into the Arab heartland.
Sharif Hussein’s objective in undertaking the GreatArabRevolt was to establish a single independent and unified Arab state stretching from Aleppo (Syria) to Aden (Yemen), based on the ancient traditions and culture of the Arab people, the upholding of Islamic ideals and the full protection and inclusion of ethnic and religious minorities.
Arab nationalists in the Fertile Crescent and the Arabian Peninsula found in the Hashemite commanders of the GreatArabRevolt the leadership that could realize their aspirations, and thus coalesced around them.
The ArabRevolt (1916–1918) was initiated by Sherif Hussein ibn Ali with the aim of securing independence from the ruling Ottoman Turks and creating a single unified Arab state spanning from Aleppo in Syria to Aden in Yemen.
The Arabs were also threatened by the construction of the Hejaz railway, which helped move Turkish troops deep into Arab areas.
Because of this, Sherif Hussein, as the head of the Arab nationalists, entered into an alliance with the United Kingdom and France against the Ottomans in June 1916.
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