Because of the group's strong opposition to the Ottoman rule, they were arrested in 1915, along with other Arab nationalist leaders such as Rida Al Solh and his son Riad, and imprisoned in Aley's military prison.
Due to the group's opposition to Ottoman rule, they were arrested in 1915 alongside other Arab nationalist leaders such as Rida Al Solh and his son Riad, and incarcerated in Aley's military prison.