▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁France ▁until ▁its ▁independence ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁though ▁Italy ▁did ▁not ▁officially ▁rel in qu ish ▁its ▁claim ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁Paris ▁Peace ▁Tre aty . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Con quest ▁ ▁Italian ▁efforts ▁to ▁colon ize ▁Lib ya ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁and ▁were ▁character ized ▁initially ▁by ▁major ▁strugg les ▁with ▁Muslim ▁native ▁Lib y ans ▁that ▁last ed ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁the ▁Italian ▁government ▁controlled ▁only ▁the ▁coast al ▁areas . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁over ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁Som alis ▁from ▁M og ad ish u , ▁the ▁then ▁capital ▁of ▁Italian ▁Som al il and , ▁served ▁as ▁combat ▁units ▁along ▁with ▁E rit re an ▁and ▁Italian ▁soldiers ▁in ▁the ▁Ital o - T urk ish ▁War . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁troops ▁station ed ▁never ▁returned ▁home ▁until ▁they ▁were ▁transferred ▁back ▁to ▁Italian ▁Som al il and ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁invasion ▁of ▁Eth iop ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Italian ▁Empire ' s ▁con quest ▁of ▁Ott oman ▁Tri polit ania ▁( O tt oman ▁Lib ya ), ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 1 – 1 2 ▁Ital o - T urk ish ▁War , ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁colonial ▁period ▁had ▁Italy ▁w aging ▁a ▁war ▁of ▁sub j ug ation