In 1917, with the Arab Revolt was well underway, the Arab forces captured Akaba, the strategic port on the Red Sea, a major feat of arms and a major blow to the Turks, one which the British had deemed impossible because of the harshness of the desert landward approaches to Akaba.
En 1917, la Révolte arabe étant bien engagée, les forces arabes se sont emparées d'Aqaba, le port stratégique sur la mer Rouge, fait d'armes remarquable et dur coup pour les Turcs.