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As the Ottoman Empire expanded into North Africa during the Middle Ages, they established castles in an effort to consolidate their power in the region. These castles were built around vital oases, important cities and seaside ports.

Even though the ancient Ottoman Turks no longer used them, the old desert castles, now decayed or in ruin, still offered their services to those who occupied them. When Italy conquered Libya they used these forts as bases of operations, garrisoning them with Mitraglieri (machine-gun) companies, while Autosahariana (mobile truck columns) patrolled the wastes between.

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