First Battle of Sidi Abu Arqub (1915)

First Battle of Sidi Abu Arqub

Date	13 May 1915
Location	Tripoli, Libya
Result	Senussi victory

Belligerents

Senussi

Kingdom of Italy

Commanders and leaders

Masoud Al-Shweikh

Unknown

Strength

Unknown

700

Casualties and losses

Unknown

Most were killed
200 Captured

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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.

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.

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.

References

^ 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.

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