Libyan Genocide 1923

By gracehegarty
  • Italy's First Attempt

    Italy's First Attempt

    Italian troops launched a military offensive against Senussi tribesmen led by Umar al-Mukhtar in eastern Libya
  • The Pacification Begins

    The Pacification Begins

    Italian troops seized the Senussi camp near Khawalan
  • Libya Starts to Lose

    Libya Starts to Lose

    Italian troops occupied Kufra on February 20, 1931 They detained over 100,000 members of the Senussi tribe and put them in concentrations camps in the Syrtica desert.
  • The End of the War- Libya's Loss

    The End of the War- Libya's Loss

    Umar al-Mukhtar, leader of Senussi tribesmen in the Cyrenaica region, was captured by Italian troops on September 12, 1931, and he was executed on September 16, 1931.