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Ifni War

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The Ifni War, known in Spain as the Forgotten War, was a conflict between Spain and Moroccan insurgents that began in November 1957 with armed incursions into the Spanish West African territories of Ifni and Spanish Sahara. After Morocco's 1956 independence, its government sought to reclaim Spain's remaining territories in the region, and the Moroccan Army of Liberation, backed by allied Sahrawi tribes, attacked Spanish positions and besieged the city of Sidi Ifni. Spanish troops withdrew from most of the surrounding territory but held the city itself, resupplied by the Spanish Navy, while a joint Spanish-French offensive in February 1958 drove Moroccan forces out of Spanish Sahara. The war ended with the Treaty of Angra de Cintra in April 1958, under which Spain ceded Cape Juby and most of Ifni to Morocco while retaining Sidi Ifni itself until 1969. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Death Toll Min
from 1122 1
Conflict Type
Insurgency or Counterinsurgency 2
Start Year
1957 2
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Sources
1. Correlates of War Project: Correlates of War Inter-State War Data, version 4.0
Correlates of War ProjectBatDeath column, rows for this war
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158,IfniWar,1,220,France,1,2,10,1958,4,10,1958,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,6,2,1,-8,0,4 158,IfniWar,1,230,Spain,1,11,21,1957,4,10,1958,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,6,2,1,-8,122,4 158,IfniWar,1,600,Morocco,2,11,21,1957,4,10,1958,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,-8,6,1,2,-8,1000,4
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2. Wikipedia: Ifni War
  • Infobox: date
    23 November 1957 - 30 June 1958 ()
  • Lead text
    The Ifni War, sometimes called the Forgotten War (la Guerra Olvidada) in Spain, was a series of armed incursions into Spanish West Africa by Moroccan insurgents that began in November 1957 and culminated with the abortive siege of Sidi Ifni.
  • Lead section
    The Ifni War, sometimes called the Forgotten War (la Guerra Olvidada) in Spain, was a series of armed incursions into Spanish West Africa by Moroccan insurgents that began in November 1957 and culminated with the abortive siege of Sidi Ifni.
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Wikipedia: MP 18
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  • Uses: Bergmann MP18, infobox wars field: 'Ifni War'
  • Uses: MP 18, infobox wars field: 'Ifni War'
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Wikipedia: Hotchkiss Mle 1914 machine gun
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Wikipedia: FM 24/29 light machine gun
Uses: FM 24/29 light machine gun, infobox wars field: 'Ifni War'View the Source
Wikipedia: MAS-36 rifle
Uses: MAS-36 rifle, Infobox: wars
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Wikipedia: Mauser Model 1893
Uses: Mauser Model 1893, Infobox: wars
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