Abd el-Krim
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Mohammed ben Abdelkrim El Khattabi, better known as Abd el-Krim, was a Moroccan revolutionary, religious, political and military leader and the president of the Republic of the Rif. He and his brother
Abd el-Krim in 1922
Abd el-Krim (far left) shown while he worked for the Native Affairs Office
Cell at the Kasbah of Chefchaouen, where Abdelkrim was imprisoned in 1916
Abd el-Krim in an interview with Luis de Oteyza for the "La Libertad" journal.
Battle of Annual
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The Battle of Annual was fought on 22 July 1921 at Annual, in northeastern Morocco, between the Spanish Army and Riffian Berbers during the Rif War. The Spanish suffered a major military defeat, which
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…250 Spanish troops there. Soon afterwards, Abd el-Krim directed his forces to attack the Spanish army camp at Anwal, which they did with great success. During the attack, General Silvestre, head of the Spanish forces, committed suicide when he saw that defeat was inevitable. In three weeks of fierce battles, 13,000…
2013 painting of the battle by Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau
Diorama representing the siege of the Spanish fortified position at Igueriben
General Silvestre and staff 1921
Spanish officers inspecting the remains of the garrison at Monte Arruit in January 1922