Overview of the War of the Rif

The Riff Army Ref War, also known as the Second Moroccan War, fought from 1920 to 1926. The Berbers of Spain, France and Morocco in the Rif Mountains have united to control and divide the Moroccan countries and even parts thereof. The reason behind this is that they want power as most of the imperialists pursue. The invasion forces do not know that this is not easy. Rifs, a tribe of Morocco, joined forces to fight this superpower in guerrilla wrestling the Spanish and French troops.

The Reeve war broke out in 1922 after the Rif tribe in the north attacked and defeated Spanish outposts. Under the guidance of Ibn Abd al Karim, Rif soldiers attacked the Spanish base of Anual and killed 13,000 Spanish forces, the largest African colonial military defeat to date. Abdul Karim was declared as Reeve of Reeve and took away about 20,000 rifles, 400 cannons, 129 cannons, 400 Spanish prisoners from the battlefield and negotiated with the Spanish government. . (P.144) His ultimate goal is to establish a republic north of France independent of makhzen. France eventually broke the rebellion, and the Reeve War became the last big uprising of the tribe of the country. Unfortunately, Lyautey lost the trust of the French government and was replaced by the civilian Theodore Stig. "3 (page 150)

In 1911, Morocco was divided into French and Spanish. Rif Berbers rebelled under the guidance of former Spanish government official Abdelkrim. The annual campaign (1921) was a sudden, serious, almost fatal military defeat that the Spanish army hit Morocco's armed groups. The rebellion revealed complete corruption and incompetence of the military, damaging the stability of the Spanish government and leading it to a dictatorship. The campaign with France suppressed Rif's armed forces before 1925, but both sides paid a heavy price. In 1923, Tangier was declared as an international city of the Federation - France - Spain - the UK (later Italy) federation regime. Campaign in Morocco The African army led by veteran Francisco Franco began the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Between 1926 and 1959, Bioko and Rio Mooney were integrated into Spain's Guinea colony. During the Second World War, the presence of Vichy French in Tangier was defeated by the Spanish franchisor.