Italian concentration camps in Libya
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During the Italian colonization of Libya, the Kingdom of Italy operated several concentration camps.
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Italian concentration camps in Libya | |
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Part of Second Italo-Senussi War and Libyan genocide | |
Location | Libya |
Date | 1929 - 1934 |
Target | Libyans |
Attack type | internment |
Deaths | 70,000 or less[1] |
Victims | 100,000 to 110,000 deported to concentration camps[2] |
Perpetrators | Kingdom of Italy |
Motive | Colonialism, Suppression of Senussi resistance |
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