Abdelkrim Al Khattabi

Abdelkrim el-Khattabi Rif War surrender negotiation Spain

27 May 2026

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 (…)

Moroccan Rebels Inflict Major Defeat on Spanish Army in 1921 Battle of Anoual

31 July 2023

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 (…)

Rif War Centennial: Abdelkrim’s 1923 Prisoner Exchange Shaped Spanish-Moroccan Relations

28 January 2023

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 (…)

Morocco Demands France Return Seized Documents of Rif War Hero El Khattabi

28 January 2022

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 (…)

Morocco’s Commemorative Stamp Sparks Controversy with Spanish Military

23 October 2021

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 (…)