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Cyrenaica (/ˌsaɪrəˈneɪ.ɪkəˌˌsɪr-/ SY-rə-NAY-ik-ə-,-SIRR-ə) or
Kyrenaika (Arabic: برقة, romanized: Barqah, Koinē Gr****: Κυρηναϊκή [ἐπαρχία], romanized: Kūrēnaïkḗ...
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Berenice (Ancient Gr****: Βερενίκη), was an
ancient Gr**** and
Roman era city near
Benghazi in today's Libya,
named after Berenice II of Egypt. The city...
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subunits fought in
Mauretania against the Mauri. Later,
subunits of the III
Cyrenica took part in the
Parthian War of
Lucius Verus from 162 to 166 AD. In 175...
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Maghreb to
punish the
Zirids and Hammadids.
After devastating Cyrenica in 1050, the Banu
Hilal advanced westwards towards the Zirids. The Hilalians...
- Succeeded by Sir
Richard O'Connor New post
Military Governor and GOC-in-C of
Cyrenica February 1941 Succeeded by
Philip Neame Preceded by
Philip Neame GOC British...
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Zirids and Hammadids. On the way to Ifriqiya, the
Hilalians devastated Cyrenica in 1050. The
Hilalians and
Zirids met in
Haydaran in modern-day south-east...
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Fulmars from 806 NAS shot down one CANT Z.1007
bomber flying from
Cyrenica to
Sicily and a pair of
Junkers Ju 52
transports flying fuel to
North Africa...
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Hasty sank the
Italian submarine Berillo on 2
October off the
coast of
Cyrenica while Gallant,
Griffin and
Hotspur sank the
Italian submarine Lafolè on...
- horsemanship.
Seven line
squadrons were
recruited from
Tripolitania and five from
Cyrenica during the 1920s and 1930s. In 1929-30 the
Tripolitanian units were reduced...
- anchorage) was a
small port 120 mi (190 km) east of the wire,
halfway between Cyrenica and El Alamein. A
railhead connected the town to Alexandria. The harbour...
