Battle of Ain Zara

Battle of Ain Zara
Part of the Italo-Turkish War
Postcard commemorating the battle
Date 4 December 1911 Location Ain Zara Oasis Ottoman Tripolitania (now Libya) 32°49′N 13°16′E / 32.817°N 13.267°E / 32.817; 13.267 Result Victoria Italiana Toma de Tripoli
Belligerents
Kingdom of Italy	Ottoman Empire Senussi Order
Commanders and leaders
Guglielmo Pecori Giraldi	Enver Pasha Mustafa Kemal Pasha
Strength
12,000 men	8,000 men
Casualties and losses
17 killed and 171 wounded	50+ killed, 50 wounded 100+ killed, many wounded

The Battle of Ain Zara was fought in December 1911 during the Italo-Turkish War between the Kingdom of Italy and Ottoman Empire forces for the control of the oasis of Ain Zara, near Tripoli in modern Libya, where the Ottomans had established a fortified base.