World War II: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" id="mwsA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Allies of World War II">Allies</a> commence the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria–Lebanon_Campaign" id="mwsQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Syria–Lebanon Campaign">Syria–Lebanon Campaign</a> against the possessions of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vichy_France" id="mwsg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Vichy France">Vichy France</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levant" id="mwsw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Levant">Levant</a>.