Who led resistance to Italian rule in Cyrenaica?

The resistance to Italian rule in Cyrenaica was led by ‘Umar al-Mukhtār.

Following the Italian invasion of Libya in 1911 and the subsequent failure of negotiations between Italy and the Sanūsiyyah—an Islamic order that held significant influence in the region—armed opposition persisted. While Italian forces managed to subdue coastal Tripolitania by 1923, the Sanūsī resistance in Cyrenaica continued under the leadership of al-Mukhtār. His efforts against the Italian occupation lasted until his capture and execution in 1931.1