A century ago, Abdelkrim el-Khattabi’s surrender marked the end of the Rif War. Cornered by the Franco-Spanish offensive, the Rif chief skillfully negotiated his exile with France to escape Madrid’s justice.
The victory of a group of Riffian rebels led by the Moroccan Abdelkrim El Khattabi over the Spanish army on July 21, 1921 in Anoual marks the beginning of the Rif War (1921-1926). The Battle of Anoual remains a memorable battle both in Morocco and in Spain.
January 28, 1923 - January 28, 2023. It has already been a century since the Spanish government paid 4.2 million pesetas as ransom to Abdelkrim el-Khattabi, the leader of the Rif, for the release of 328 Spanish prisoners.
After the Moroccan Archives, it is the turn of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) to demand that France return the documents requisitioned from the hero of the Rif War (1921–1926), Mohamed Ben Abdelkrim El Khattabi .
Barid Al-Maghrib has just put on the market postage stamps featuring Moroccan nationalist figures who fought the Spanish and French protectorates. But the stamp commemorating the centenary of the Battle of Anoual has caused controversy in the ranks of the Spanish army.