Italian concentration camps in Libya
During the Italian colonization of Libya, the Kingdom of Italy operated several concentration camps.
| Italian concentration camps in Libya | |
|---|---|
| Part of Second Italo-Senussi War | |
Inmates at the El Agheila concentration camp. | |
| Location | Libya |
| Date | 1929 - 1934 |
| Target | Libyans |
Attack type | internment |
| Deaths | 70,000 or less |
| Victims | 100,000 to 110,000 deported to concentration camps |
| Perpetrators | Kingdom of Italy |
| Motive | Colonialism, Suppression of Senussi resistance |
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