Rif War

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Was an armed conflict fought from 1921 to 1926 between the occupying colonialists of Spain (joined by France in 1924) and the Berber tribes of the mountainous Rif region of northern Morocco.

Chronology

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1. Establishment of the Rif Republic

Was the establishment of the Rif Republic, a confederate republic in the Rif, a region in northern Morocco. It was created in September 1921, when the local people of the area revolted, declaring their independence from Spanish colonization.

September 1921: After the battle of Annual, Spain lost most of ist territories in Morocco. The independence of the Rif was proclaimed.

2. Spanish Counterattack

Was a Spanish military campaign against the Rif Republic, a polity created by local people that revolted against Spanish rule in Morocco.

February 1922: By January 1922 the Spanish had retaken their major fort at Monte Arruit.

3. Franco-Spanish Intervention

Was a joint French and Spanish military campaign against the Rif Republic, a polity created by local people that revolted against Spanish rule in Morocco.

September 1925: Spanish landing of Al Hoceima.

September 1925: Spanish forces take the heights of Mount Jebel Amekran.

May 1926: The leader of the Rif Republic, Abdelkrim, is forced to surrender to the Spanish, in Targuist.