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it delimited the Spanish and French protectorates, whose administrative and geographical life began in 1907, a conflict in which French troops also participated, despite having mainly affected the Spanish troops.
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In 1909, the Rif tribes attacked the Spanish workers in the Rif iron mines, near Melilla, which led to the intervention of the Spanish Army.
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On the other hand, the military operations in Yebala, to the west of Morocco, had already begun in 1911 with the Landing of Larache, which meant the pacification of a large part of the most violent areas until 1914, a time interval of slow progress or stabilization of lines that lasted until 1919 because of the First World War
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after the signing of the Treaty of Fez, the northern area of Morocco was awarded to Spain as a protectorate, while the southern area would be awarded to France, also as a protectorate
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In 1921 the Spanish troops suffered a serious disaster in Annual, in addition to a rebellion led by the Rif leader Abd el-Krim. The Spanish withdrew to a few fortified positions while El-Krim came to create an independent State that came to function as such, beyond paper: the Republic of the Rif
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The development of the confrontation and its end coincided with the dictatorship of General Primo de Rivera in Spain, who was in charge of the campaign from 1924 to 1927.
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After the battle of Ouarga (1925), the French intervened fully in the conflict and established a collaboration with Spain that culminated in a landing in Al Hoceima.
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Towards 1926 the zone had been pacified, surrendering Abd-el-Krim in July 1927 and obtaining the reconquest of the previously lost territory.
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Spanish-French victory and pacification of the area and dissolution of the Republic of the Rif
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This war left a deep memory both in Spain and in Morocco. After Moroccan independence in 1956, a Rif revolt against Sultan Mohamed V of Morocco still took place, a sequel to the previous armed conflict.