Turkish forces in Syria are subsequently defeated;…

Turkish forces in Syria are subsequently defeated; an armistice is concluded with the Ottoman Empire on October 31, 1918;.

All of Palestine comes under British military rule.

British policy in the Arab lands of the now moribund Ottoman Empire is guided by a need to reduce military commitments, hold down expenditures, prevent a renewal of Turkish hegemony in the region, and safeguard Britain's strategic interest in the Suez Canal.

The conflicting promises issued between 1915 and 1918 complicate the attainment of these objectives.