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- When
- 5 May 1925
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 34.54° N, 4.64° W
- Description
- 1925 battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Capture of Ain Maatouf
The Capture of Ain Maatouf, also named the Battle of Ain Maatouf in Moroccan historiography, was the invasion and capture of the French military camp in the village of Ain Maatouf, within the Hyayna tribe territory in the Taounate region, by Riffian and Hyayna Mujahideen. The assault resulted in the massacre of the French garrison during the Rif War.
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