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When did the Rif War take place in northern Morocco?

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Spanish soldiers operate artillery cannons in a desert landscape near Melilla, with smoke billowing as a cannon fires during a 1930s battle. — Rif War Spanish artillery firing outside Melilla during the Rif War.

The Rif War took place from June 1921 to May 1926.12

While the conflict officially ended in May 1926 with the surrender of Abd el-Krim, Spanish forces continued to engage in sporadic fighting against remaining pockets of resistance until July 1927, at which point Spain declared the region "pacified."1