The Inside History

Libyan Comrade Omar Al-Mukhtar: Lion of the desert

Early life and Education of Al-mukhtar's  Omar Al-Mukhtar, an Islamic scholar turned liberation fighter, led a guerilla war with Italian colonisers for 20 years until his capture and execution 90 years ago. He was a Libyan true hero and a symbol of resistance. Mukhtar was born into the Minifa clan in Zawiyat Janzur near Tobruk between 1856 and 1862. The…