Battle of Uadi Bu Taga

Italian victory[page needed] The Battle of Uadi Bu Taga was fought in Libya in September 1931 between Italy and Senusiyya.

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 Libyan Savaris of the Italian Army captured Omar al-Mukhtar, leader of the rebellion, on 9 September 1931.

[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.