Lion of the Desert
Lion of the Desert

Lion of the Desert

He was a man of honor in a war without any.

April 17, 1981173 min7.3EN
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Resistance leader Omar Mukhtar opposes Italian colonization before World War II. The brutal guerrilla war against Italian General Rodolfo Graziani and the Fascist forces of Benito Mussolini highlights the struggle for Libyan independence and the harsh tactics utilised by the colonisers.

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