▁campaign ", ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁death s ▁of ▁a ▁quarter ▁of ▁Cy ren a ica ' s ▁population ▁of ▁ 2 2 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁Italy ▁committed ▁major ▁war ▁cr imes ▁during ▁the ▁conflict , ▁including ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁illegal ▁chemical ▁weapons , ▁episodes ▁of ▁ref using ▁to ▁take ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war ▁and ▁instead ▁executing ▁surrender ing ▁combat ants , ▁and ▁mass ▁execution s ▁of ▁civ ili ans . ▁Italian ▁authorities ▁committed ▁eth nic ▁cle ans ing ▁by ▁for ci b ly ▁exp elling ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Bed ou in ▁Cy ren a icans , ▁almost ▁half ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁Cy ren a ica , ▁from ▁their ▁settlement s , ▁sl ated ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁Italian ▁sett lers . ▁ ▁The ▁Italian ▁occupation ▁also ▁reduced ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁liv est ock ▁by ▁killing , ▁conf is cation ▁or ▁driving ▁the ▁animals ▁from ▁their ▁past oral ▁land ▁to ▁in h osp itable ▁land ▁near ▁the ▁concentration ▁cam ps . ▁Number ▁of ▁sheep ▁fell ▁from ▁ 8 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁to ▁ 9 8 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁go ats ▁from ▁ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁cam els ▁from ▁ 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 1 ,