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 Rif National Party (PNR), founded in 2021 in Europe and officially declared on September 16, 2023, is seeking the support of the UN and the international community to obtain, it says, the independence of this territory located in northern Morocco.
Six years after the Hirak demonstrations in the Rif, thousands of young people from the region have emigrated clandestinely by boat to the southern coasts of Spain. This year, more than 5,000 young people have already reached the Spanish coasts.
Spanish historians confirm that Spain did use chemical weapons against the civilian population during the Rif War.
Spain used chemical weapons in Morocco, after its defeat in the Battle of Anoual against the Riffian army. But to this day, the country does not acknowledge its responsibility in the use of these prohibited types of weapons, especially against the Riffian population.
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.
Messages circulating on social media in recent times claim that Spain will pay 100 million euros to Morocco as compensation for the Rif War. This would be a hoax.
Six Moroccan researchers from the Abdelmalek Essaâdi University in Tétouan conducted a study on the detection and mapping of ship debris off Al Hoceima, where several boats sank during the Rif War .
Lawmakers will soon be examining a new bill related to the detainees of the Hirak of the Rif . The text filed by the Secretary General of the Unified Socialist Party (PSU), Nabila Mounib, proposes to grant them a general amnesty.
Two political parties have called on the Spanish government to condemn and officially apologize for the military use of chemical agents against the civilian population during the Rif War .
The ERC party of the Republican Left of Catalonia has called on Spain to apologize to Morocco for using chemical weapons during the Rif War , which killed thousands of Moroccans.
Rabie Al Ablaq has decided to end his latest hunger strike , after more than 46 days of food deprivation. Through a letter dated October 31, the Hirak du Rif detainee informed the administration of the Tangier prison of his interruption.