isc ating ▁or ▁sla ugh ter ing ▁ 6 ▁million ▁cattle , ▁ 7 ▁million ▁sheep ▁and ▁go ats , ▁and ▁ 1 . 7 ▁million ▁horses , ▁m ules , ▁and ▁cam els , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁latter ▁death s . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 – 1 9 4 1 ▁Italian ▁occupation , ▁at roc ities ▁also ▁occurred ; ▁in ▁the ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁Y ek at it ▁ 1 2 ▁mass ac res ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Eth iop ians ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁killed ▁and ▁many ▁more ▁imprison ed ▁as ▁a ▁repr is al ▁for ▁the ▁attempted ▁assass ination ▁of ▁Vic ero y ▁Rod ol fo ▁Gra z iani . ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁study ▁estimated ▁that ▁ 1 9 , 2 0 0 ▁were ▁killed ▁- ▁a ▁fifth ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Add is ▁Ab aba . ▁The ▁Eth iop ian ▁Orth odox ▁T ew ah edo ▁Church ▁was ▁especially ▁sing led ▁out . ▁Th ous ands ▁of ▁Eth iop ians ▁also ▁died ▁in ▁concentration ▁cam ps ▁such ▁as ▁Dan ane ▁and ▁N oc ra . ▁ ▁Spanish ▁Civil ▁War ▁ 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁Italian ▁soldiers ▁of ▁the ▁Cor po ▁Tru ppe ▁Vol ont arie ▁fought ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁National ists ▁during ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Civil ▁War , ▁as ▁did ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁A via zione ▁Leg ion aria . ▁While ▁they ▁also ▁bom bed