Word: krim
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Abdel-Krim professed confidence, but the waiting must have worn on his patience. Perhaps he gnawed his fingernails. Everyone knew that the French and their Spanish allies would soon make a concerted drive, yet seven days passed with out its developing...
Comparatively peaceful, comparatively uneventful were the week's developments on the Riffian front in Morocco. The French, having two weeks ago cleaned up the country of the Tsoul tribe which a few weeks before deserted them for Abd-el-Krim, last week turned to an attack on the Brane tribe which had similarly changed sides. The Branes are better warriors and were tracked up in their defense by groups of Riff regulars...
...last few week intensive offenses before the winter sets in is to be placed on the younger shoulders of Marshal Petain and General Naulin. On the fate of their efforts depends whether or not it will be necessary to carry on the war next year or whether Abd-el-Krim can be decisively beaten this fall. Complete success on their part would be a great triumph, almost impossible, for Abd-el-Krim has organized the mountain fastness to hold them off until foul winter weather comes to his aid. An incident in the fighting in Morocco last week...
...some quarters it is believed that their withdrawal from Morocco will ease the situation and make French and Spanish success easier. It was even hinted that the Mannesmanns had been in some way connected with the mysterious support of Abd-el-Krim with money and arms. Indian and Egyptian Moslems are supposed to have contributed and there was one report that a submarine of unknown nationality delivered 28,000,000 pesetas to Abd-el-Krim...
French and Spanish peace commissioners sent to Melilla . were ordered to abandon their mission since it was evident that Abdel Krim would not make peace on any terms which they regarded as reasonable...