Libyan resistance movement

Libyan resistance movement (1923-1943)
Date 1923–43 Location Italian Libya, Egypt, Sudan Result Suppression of the rebellion by the Italians Omar Mukhtar executed Allied occupation of Libya and eventually Libyan independence in 1951
Belligerents
Kingdom of Italy Italian Libya	Senussi  British Empire (from 1942)  France (from 1942)
Commanders and leaders
Rodolfo Graziani	Emir Idris of Cyrenaica Omar Mukhtar
Strength
~856,000 soldiers	Thousands
Casualties and losses
unknown	40,000-70,000 dead(battles, deportation, starvation etc.). 250,000-300,000 total loss (migration of indigenous)

 Kingdom of Italy

Emir Idris of Cyrenaica

40,000-70,000 dead(battles, deportation, starvation etc.).

The Libyan resistance movement was the resistance movement against the Italian colonization of Libya.

The Libyan resistance was initially led by Omar Mukhtar (Arabic عمر المختار ‘Umar Al-Mukhtār) (1862 - 16 September 1931), who was from the of Mnifa, born in a small village called Janzour located in the eastern part of Barqa. He was the leader for almost ten years starting in 1923.

Later King Idris and his Senussi tribe in the provinces of Cyrenaica and Tripolitania started to become opposed to the Italian colonization after 1929, when Italy changed its political promises of moderate "protectorate" to the Senussi (done in 1911) and - because of Benito Mussolini - started to take complete colonial control of Libya.

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