Second Melillan campaign

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colonial war military campaign

The Second Melillan campaign was a 1909 Spanish military offensive against Rif tribes in northern Morocco, sparked by attacks on Spanish workers near Melilla and resulting in a brief but intense colonial conflict.

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Label	Occurrences
Second Melillan campaign canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial war ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
belligerent	Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Rif tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause	Riffian resistance to Spanish presence ⓘ attacks on Spanish workers near Melilla ⓘ
conflictIn	1909 ⓘ 20th century ⓘ
conflictType	colonial conflict ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
describedAs	brief but intense colonial conflict ⓘ
endDate	1909-12 ⓘ
follows	First Melillan campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEffect	Spanish public debate over colonial policy ⓘ escalation of Spanish military presence in the Rif ⓘ increased Spanish control around Melilla ⓘ
involves	Rif tribal forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	protectorate zone later known as Spanish Morocco ⓘ
militaryObjective	protect Spanish workers and infrastructure near Melilla ⓘ secure approaches to Melilla ⓘ
opponent	Rif tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ Riffian fighters NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Rif Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish–Moroccan conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ
place	Melilla NERFINISHED ⓘ Rif region NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Rif War (1920–1927) NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish colonialism in Morocco ⓘ
result	Spanish tactical victory ⓘ continuation of unrest in the Rif ⓘ
startDate	1909-07 ⓘ
triggerEvent	Riffian attacks on workers building a railway near Melilla ⓘ

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Spanish colonial wars in Morocco → hasPart → Second Melillan campaign ⓘ