Camels fot Italian troops loaded at Syrian port . Over a thousand camels , bought by the Italian government from the desert tribes of Syria before the application of sanctions , were loaded at Tripoli , Syria , for Nassau the Eritrean port , where they will be sent up to the Italian troops on the Northern front . Despite the hopes attached to the mechanised forces camels are necessary to the Italian advance and are now fetching more than four times their usual price . Sixteen pounds is now asked for an animal normally valued at ?4 . Photo shows , loading a camel at Tripoli Syria , for Nassau , Eritrea , where they will be sent up the norther front . 3 December 1935