There was only one choice for patriots, is resistance until death, and this opinion was headed by Minister of War Yusuf al-'Azma, who worked to bring together the rest of the army with hundreds of volunteers who chose this resolution and headed to resist the invading French forces that marching towards Damascus. Al - Azma wanted to preserve the prestige and dignity of Syria's military history, was afraid to record in the history books that the Syrian army stayed away from fighting and the occupier entered his capital without resistance, he also wanted to inform Syrian people that their army carried the banner of resistance against the French occupation from the first moment, and that would be a beacon for the Syrian people in their resistance against the occupier. General Goabiah forces consisted of the following: