Darfur Expedition begins

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British-Egyptian forces successfully invade and annex the Sultanate of Darfur (now part of Sudan), whose ruler was suspected of having Ottoman sympathies.

Senussi Revolt begins

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Senussi tribesmen, backed by the Ottomans, rise up against the Allies in Italian Libya and Egypt. Although suppressed by the British, the revolt rumbles on until 1917.