On the other hand , members of his family also worked for the French occupiers after the First World War .
His father , Abdul Qadir Tlass , was a minor Sunni notable who made a living during the Ottoman period by selling ammunition to the Turkish garrisons .
Members of father 's family also worked for the French occupiers after the First World War .
His father , Abdul Qadir Tlass , was a minor Sunni notable who made a living during the Ottoman period by selling ammunition to the Turkish garrisons .