Siege of Aintab
The siege of Aintab was a military engagement between the Turkish National Forces and the French Army of the Levant occupying the city of Aintab during the Turkish War of Independence.
Fighting began in April 1920, when French forces opened fire on the city. It ended with the Kemalist defeat and the city's surrender to the French military forces on 9 February 1921. However, despite a victory, the French ultimately decided to retreat from the city leaving it to Kemalist forces on 20 October 1921 in accordance with the Treaty of Ankara.