Battle of Ain Zara

Battle of Ain Zara
	Part of the Italo-Turkish War
	; Postcard commemorating the battle
Date	4 December 1911
Location	Ain Zara Oasis; Ottoman Tripolitania (now Libya)32°49′N 13°16′E / 32.817°N 13.267°E
Result	Italian victory Taking of Tripoli;
Belligerents
Kingdom of Italy	Ottoman Empire; Senussi Order
Commanders and leaders
Guglielmo Pecori Giraldi	Enver Pasha; Mustafa Kemal Pasha
Strength
12,000 men	8,000 men
Casualties and losses
17 killed and 171 wounded	50+ killed, 50 wounded; 100+ killed, many wounded

The Battle of Ain Zara was fought in December 1911 during the Italo-Turkish War between the Kingdom of Italy and Ottoman Empire forces for the control of the oasis of Ain Zara, near Tripoli in modern Libya, where the Ottomans had established a fortified base.