Conflicts took place in North Africa during World War I between the Central Powers and the Entente and its allies. On 14 November 1914, the Ottoman Sultan proclaimed a jihad. With support from Germany
Anglo-Indian troops of the Hyderabad Lancers in Egypt, 1916
Senussi going to fight the British in Egypt
Western Desert, 1914–1918
Sinai and Palestine campaign
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The Sinai and Palestine campaign was part of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, taking place between January 1915 and October 1918. The British Empire, the French Third Republic, and the Kingd
Military operations in North Africa during World War I
…On 14 November 1914, the Ottoman Sultan proclaimed a jihad. With support from Germany, he sought to create a diversion to draw British troops from the Sinai and Palestine Campaign and recover Libya, lost in the recent Italo-Turkish War. The Senussi of Libya sided with the Ottoman Empire and the German Empire against the British…
Ottoman artillerymen with a 10.5 cm Feldhaubitze 98/09 shortly before the Battle of Hareira and Sheria amidst the Southern Palestine offensive, 1917
1st Herts. Yeomanry in the Suez Canal trenches, 1915
Mysore and Bengal Lancers with Bikanir Camel Corps in the Sinai Desert 1915.
Mysore Lancers Memorial at Bangalore for lives lost in Suez & Palestine