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Battle of Zanzur
Part of the Italo-Turkish War
Date8 June 1912
Locationjanzour, Ottoman Empire (now Libya)
Result The Italians lost
Belligerents
Kingdom of Italy Italy Ottoman Flag Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Italy Carlo Caneva
Strength
32,494 soldiers 14,000 Turks and Arabs [1]
Casualties and losses
320 killed 1003 killed [1]

Battle of Zanzur (OR janzur) Also known as the battle of Sidi Abdel Jalil (Arabic language: معركة سيدي عبد الجليل‎), occurred in janzour in 1912 on the eighth day of June, The battle took place between Italians and Ottoman forces and the Libyan resistance.

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