The Sultan of Constantinople believed any resistance to the Allied occupation of the Ottoman Empire was suicidal without an organized army.\u00a0 Many of his officers chose the resist anyways.\u00a0 Their Sentinel Association combined passive and active resistance to Allied demands, sending weapons and soldiers out of occupied Constantinople.\u00a0 They secured more weapons from Soviet sources, and began to train and recruit new troops to stand against the Allies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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