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 ⓘ
War of the Rif ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Melilla
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 Maghreb ⓘ
linked to: North Africa
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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rif War → alsoKnownAs → Second Rif War ⓘ
First Rif War → relatedTo → Second Rif War ⓘ