On the way to Medina to meet Prince Faisal, the leader of the tribe, Lawrence met Ali, the leader of the Harisu tribe, who was young and fierce and brought great help to Lawrence. Lawrence went to Faisal and witnessed his base camp being bombed by Turkish planes with heavy casualties. Faisal took Lawrence's advice and attacked Aqaba by land, paving the way for the occupation of Damascus. Lawrence and Ali led the commandos through the desert, braving the heat and sand. Working day and night, they quickly captured the city.
Britain's intention in the Arabian Peninsula was to give the Arabs limited guns and ammunition to contain the Turkish forces while placing the Arab tribes under their control. Lawrence basically acted in accordance with this strategy, but in practice More about strategy. He put on Arab clothes and tried to be as close to Arabs in life as possible. Due to the repeated military exploits of the commandos, Lawrence was known as "Lawrence of Arabia".
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