The Massacre of Warsheikh (Somali: Xasuuqii Warsheekh Italian: Massacro di Uarsheikh) or Attack on Warsheikh was the attack on an Italian ship by native Somalis under the Chief of Warsheikh in April 1890 near the city of Warsheikh in Somalia.
Italian ship lieutenant Carlo Zavagli and sailor captain Angelo Bartorello were attacked and killed offshore of Warsheikh by local Somalis. This led to the first colonial naval bombardment in Somalia's history as retaliation.
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