Syria

An independent Arab Kingdom of Syria was established in 1920, under Faisal I of the Hashemite family, who later became the the King of Iraq, but his rule over Syria lasted only a few months. After a conflict between Arab forces and French troops, the League of Nations put Syria under a French mandate, which lasted until the Second World War.


Stamp-Collecting-World has two informative pages on the stamps of this period:

• Syria - French Occupation Issues - 1919-1923
 
• Syria - French Mandate Issues - 1923-1934

Alawite States 

 

The Alawites State (French, Alaouites) is a region on the western side of Syria. France occupied Syria at the end of World War I, and following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, France received the area by mandate from the League of Nations. In 1924, the territory became an independent state, although France was still under mandate to administer the area. In 1930, the area was renamed Latakia.