During the Battle of Maysalun with the French Army on July 23, 1920, al-Khadra served as a combatant.
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The AP issued a statement to Editor & Publisher reporting that Ministry spokesman Abdul-Karim Khalaf, who had previously denied Hussein's existence, had formally acknowledged that Hussein was an officer assigned to the Khadra police station.
Lebanese authorities issued a warrant for al-Tufayli's arrest and Lebanese Army units conducted a massive sweep of the Beqaa.