Aladdin al-Droubi

[3] On 21 August 1920, al-Droubi was killed in an ambush at Khirbet Ghazaleh along with the head of the Consultative Bureau, Abd al-Rahman al-Youssef, by supporters of King Faisal while traveling by train to Hauran.

[3] Following the incident, General Henri Gouraud, the High Commissioner of the Levant, sent a telegram of condolence to the members of the Syrian government and the families of al-Droubi and al-Youssef.

The text is as follows: Telegram from His Excellency General Gouraud, High Commissioner of the French Republic in Syria and Cilicia, and Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the East: To the Members of the Government of Damascus and the Families of Aladdin al-Droubi and Abd al-Rahman Pasha al-Youssef.

Aladdin Bey al-Droubi and Abd al-Rahman Pasha al-Youssef met their fates while engaged in the honorable mission of reconciliation that they had undertaken.

I offer my sympathy to all who loved and respected them among the citizens and friends, and I share the regret of all who appreciate the services they rendered to the country.This article about a Syrian politician is a stub.