saudi arabia and parts of jordan and the gulf, liberating it from the ottoman hands and trying to create their own sovereign rule. on that promise, he launches the arab revolt in the summer of 1916. faisal rallies his arab brothers. he drives the turks out of mecca, and he has successfully created a small rebellion. but very quickly the revolt kind of reaches paralysis. they can t really advance. the turks have artillery and machine guns. the arab tribesmen don t. so it all kind of looks like it s all about to fall apart. and faisal recognizes that they re not going to be able to fully sustain this rebellion, this movement, without some help from some big players.
the ottoman hands and trying to create their own sovereign rule. on that promise, he launches the arab revolt in the summer of 1916. faisal rallies his arab brothers. he drives the turks out of mecca, and he has successfully created a small rebellion. but very quickly the revolt kind of reaches paralysis. they can t really advance. the turks have artillery and machine guns. the arab tribesmen don t. so it all kind of looks like it s all about to fall apart. and faisal recognizes that they re not going to be able to fully sustain this rebellion, this movement, without some help from some big players.