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Sand blows across the coastal highway near Brega in eastern Libya

Sand blows across the coastal highway near Brega in eastern Libya, April 1, 2011. The exact position of the front line is difficult to know in a war of rapid movements in both directions across open desert, but one constant is the presence of the road, along which Libya?s revolution has travelled, back and forth as each side advances and retreats across vast distances, leaving behind a wake of destruction and death. Picture taken April 1, 2011. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (LIBYA - Tags: CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E74B0BGK01

'Ships of the Air versus Ships of the Desert', First World War, (c1920). Creator: Unknown

'Ships of the Air versus Ships of the Desert', First World War, (c1920). 'British aeroplanes bombing a Senussi camel convoy laden with ammunition...The sketch by a British officer from which the drawing was made was accompanied by the following note: "In the region of Baharia Wells, south of Dabaa, one of the four great wells in the desert between Alexandria and Matruh, two of our aeroplanes accomplished a very hazardous feat in dropping bombs on a Senussi village and demolishing a camel convoy. Some camels were laden with high-explosives, and violent explosions occurred, causing great damage."' The Senussi campaign was fought by the Kingdom of Italy and the British Empire against the Senussi, a religious order in Libya and Egypt, from November 1915 to February 1917. Drawn by F. de Haenen. From "The Great World War: A History", Volume V, edited by Frank A Mumby. [The Gresham Publishing Company Ltd, London, c1920]

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Palm trees growing in the hot desert sand, Mandara Valley, Ubari Sand Sea, Sahara, Libya, North Africa, Africa

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