Battle of Ain Zara | |||||||
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Part of the Italo-Turkish War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Guglielmo Pecori Giraldi |
Enver Pasha Mustafa Kemal Pasha | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
12,000 men | 8,000 men | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
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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.
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