A veteran of the French Colonial Army, Routis spent two years based in Morocco as a mechanic in the air corps.
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He participated in the Great Syrian Revolt against French colonial forces in Syria in 1925, in Al-Qassam Revolt (Izz ad-Din al-Qassam) in Palestine in 1935, and the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine.