First Battle of Sidi Abu Arqub (1915)
| First Battle of Sidi Abu Arqub | |||||||
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| Part of Senussi Campaign | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Senussi |
 Kingdom of Italy | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Masoud Al-Shweikh | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 700 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
Most were killed 200 Captured | ||||||
The First Battle of Sidi Abu Urqub took place between the Senussi's and Italy on May 13, 1915.
An Italian battalion hailing from the strategic Azizia region embarked on a daring mission; their objective was to lift the siege between the Senussi and Italians in Tarhuna, more specifically in the Wadi Al-Kharrouba region.[1]
In a subsequent attempt by the Italian forces to rescue their besieged troops in Tarhuna, a smaller force departed from the Azizia region. On Abu Urqub Mountain, towering a thousand feet high, a remarkable battle unfolded on May 13, 1915, between the Italian forces and the mujahideen led by Masoud Al-Shweik. The mujahideen achieved a clear victory, with most of the Italian forces being annihilated and around 200 Italian prisoners were captured.[2][1]
Following the battle, the Italian prisoners were taken into captivity, marking a significant victory for the mujahideen and highlighting the resilience of their defense in the face of Italian attempts to rescue their besieged forces.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c صالح, زهر الدين، (2000). موسوعة معارك العرب: منذ الفتح العربي حتى عام 1968 (in Arabic). دار الندوة الجديدة،.
- ^ Talīsī, Khalīfah Muḥammad (1973). Baʻd al-Qurḍābīyah: dirāsāt fī tārīkh al-istʻmār al-Īṭālī bi-Lībiyā, Ṭarābulus al-Gharb, 1922-1930 (in Arabic). Dār al-Thaqāfah.