wˌɛn bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ænd ɐmˈɛɹɪkən fˈoːɹsᵻz ɚɹˈaɪvd ɪn sˈɪsᵻli ðə sɪsˈɪliənz dɪdnˌɑːt ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹd ðˌɛm æz kˈɑːŋkɚɹɪŋ ɪnvˈeɪdɚz bˌʌt ɹˈæðɚ ɡɹˈiːɾᵻd ðˌɛm æz "ɪmˈænsᵻpˌeɪɾɚz kˈʌm tə lˈɪft ðɪ ˈiːvəl bˈɜːdən ʌv fˈæʃɪzəm fɹʌm ðɛɹ ʃˈoʊldɚz."
When British and American forces arrived in Sicily the Sicilians did not regard them as conquering invaders but rather greeted them as "emancipators come to lift the evil burden of fascism from their shoulders."