Second Rif War

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The Second Rif War was a 1920–1927 colonial conflict in northern Morocco in which Spanish and later French forces fought against the Rifian Berber resistance led by Abd el-Krim.

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Second Rif War canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial war
conflict
war
alsoKnownAs Rif War
Siege of Melilla
surface form: War of the Rif
belligerent Berber resistance
French Third Republic
Rifian forces
Spain
cause Rifian resistance to Spanish colonial expansion
opposition to European colonial rule in Morocco
colonialPower France
Spain
commander Abd el-Krim
conflictType anti-colonial rebellion
guerrilla war
countryInvolved France
Morocco
Spain
endDate 1927
endedWith surrender of Abd el-Krim in 1926
hasPart Alhucemas landing
Battle of Annual
historicalPeriod 20th century
involvedEthnicGroup Amazigh
Rifian Berbers
leaderOfOpposition Abd el-Krim
ledTo consolidation of Spanish control over the Rif
increased French influence in northern Morocco
location Rif
northern Morocco
notableLeader Abd el-Krim
opponent Abd el-Krim
opposedBy Rif Republic
partOf history of Morocco
interwar period
precededBy First Rif War
primaryTheater Spanish Protectorate in Morocco
region North Africa
surface form: Maghreb
result Spanish-French victory
defeat of the Rif Republic
significantEvent Alhucemas landing
Battle of Annual
startDate 1920
timeSpan 1920–1927
usedWarfareType chemical warfare by Spain

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Rif War alsoKnownAs Second Rif War
First Rif War relatedTo Second Rif War