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The Battle of Uadi Bu Taga was fought in Libya in September 1931 between Italy and Senusiyya. The battle ended in a key Italian victory.
| Battle of Uadi Bu Taga | |||||||
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| Part of the Jebel Akhdar campaign during the Second Italo-Senussi War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kingdom of Italy |
 Senussi Order | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Rodolfo Graziani |
Omar al-Mukhtar (POW) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
At the end of the battle the heaviest clashes during the Second Italo-Senussi War also ended. The campaign was later declared over by General Pietro Badoglio on 24 January 1932.[2] Thanks to the help of the air force, during the battle the Italian soldiers defeated the tribes of Braasa and Dorsa and a unit of Savaris captured Omar al-Mukhtar, leader of the rebellion, on 9 September 1931.[3] He was later brought to Soluch and executed here on 16 September.[4] His aides, including Yousuf Burahil and Fadil Bu Umar, were also executed on 24 September 1932.[5] Rodolfo Graziani stated that during the executions, 20,000 Bedouins were forced to assist the events to show that their aggression towards the Italian colonials was over.
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