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Battle of Kufra (1931)

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Libyan resistance movement
Date1931
Location
Result Italian victory
Belligerents
 Kingdom of Italy Senussi
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Italy Rodolfo Graziani
Strength

4,000

20 airplanes and 5,000 camel[1]
600
Casualties and losses
unknown unknown

The Battle of Kufra occurred during the Italian colonisation of Libya. The Italians were divided into divisions which attacked Awjila, Jalu, Zella, and Tazirbu, fighting mainly against Zuwayya tribe.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ The Making of Modern Libya: State Formation, Colonization, and Resistance, Ali Abdullatif Ahmida, page 138
  2. ^ "الهيئة العامة للإعلام والثقافة تشارك في ذكرى معركة الكفرة". alwasat (in Arabic). 21 January 2019.