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Military operations in North Africa during World War I
Conflicts took place in
North Africa
during
World War I
(1914–1918), between the
Entente
and the
Central powers
. The
Senussi
of Libya sided with the
Ottoman Empire
against the
British Empire
and the
Kingdom of Italy
. On 14 November 1914, the Ottoman Sultan proclaimed
Jihad
and sought to create a diversion to draw British troops from the
Sinai and Palestine Campaign
. The Italian state wished to preserve the gains made in the
Italo-Turkish War
. The Senussi Campaign took place in north Africa, from .
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