moving from one position to another to look for a water source. Harassing supply lines In the context of guerilla warfare, the wide expanses of deserts can make it more difficilt for large forces to defend their supply lines. Guerilla forces can use ambushes to their advantage and make their adversary deploy forces to protect railways or other infrastructure at great cost. That tactic was successfully used by T.E. Lawrence during the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire. Health effects Body temperature In desert warfare, an individual's body temperature can reach unusual highs causing fever-like weakness and dehydration. Dehydration An individual may have to face conditions of dehydration in desert warfare because of the lack of edible fluids and clean water. Fatigue Fatigue and bodily stress caused by the heat can cause very serious discomfort. Glare Sunlight can irritate eyesight or reduce visibility. Examples Battles Battle of Gazala (1942) First Battle of El Alamein (1942) Second Battle of El Alamein (1942) Battle of Asal Uttar (1965) Battle of Longewala (1971) Wars French campaign in Egypt and Syria (1798–1801) Crimean War (1853–1856) War of the Pacific in the Atacama Desert (1879–1884) Middle Eastern theatre of World War I (1914–1918) Middle Eastern and North African theatres of World War II (1939–1945) Sand War (1963) Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Six-Day War (1967) Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Yom Kippur War (1973) Western Sahara War (1973–1991) Iran–Iraq War (1980–1988) Gulf War (1990–1991) Iraq War (2003–2011) 2011 Libyan civil war (2011) War in Iraq (2013-2017) Current conflicts Somali Civil War (1991–present) Syrian Civil War (2011–present) Mali War (2012–present) References Further reading Information site on Desert warfare, Iraq war Desert warfare: German experiences in WWII - Combined arms Research library Land warfare Desert warfare