 Complete the following phrase:  Libya saw some of the fiercest fighting of the North African Campaign. At the start of the war, Italy aimed to extend Libyas borders to the south and annex a land bridge connecting it to Italian East Africa. In September 1940, Italy launched the Western Desert Campaign with its invasion of Egypt. That December, the British counterattacked with Operation Compass, which pushed Italian forces back over the border, occupied all of Cyrenaica, and captured most of the Tenth Army. With German support, this territory was regained during 