Word: riffian
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Five thousand Riff tribesmen danced and cavorted among the Riffian hills. "Mulay Mohammed ben Abd-el-Krim," they shouted, brandishing their swords, "Sultan el-Islam, dj'der ba-ba Spanol...
...when Captain Gordon Canning, official representative of Abd-el-Krim, arrived to initiate pourparlers for peace between the Riff and France (see CABINET NOTES). While Captain Canning dickered behind closed doors with M. Ponsot, the French Undersecretary for African affairs, pressmen drew from other English-born officers of the Riffian delegation many picturesque details anent the Riff...
French native troops, mostly Senegalese, are allegedly often persuaded to desert to Krim by agents who penetrate the French lines and promise such deserters two young Riffian wives apiece...
Cool Krim. The Riffian Sultan was described by several of his English officers as "the coolest man I ever...
Latest Events. Despatches cabled from Morocco last week reported a strong Riffian surprise attack against the French in the North Taza region. A French counter attack later restored the original status quo. Both sides claimed numerous desertions to them...