Complex sentence: In readiness for additional British advances, the Italians reinforced the Sirte, Tmed Hassan, and Buerat strongholds, which brought the total of Italian soldiers in Tripolitania to about 150,000.
Split into simpler sentences: In readiness for additional British advances, the Italians reinforced the Sirte, Tmed Hassan, and Buerat strongholds. This brought the total of Italian soldiers in Tripolitania to about 150,000.