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Jaysh al-Rifi (Arabic: جيش الريف, lit. 'Army of the Rif'), described in 18th-century correspondence with the British as 'the Army of all the People of the Rif', was the name of an influential Moroccan army corps in the 17th and the 18th centuries. The army was formed by Moulay Ismail out of Riffian tribesmen from the eastern Rif. Their rise coincided with the formation of the Black Guard, also by Moulay Ismail. They came to play an important role in the 17th century Moroccan wars against Spanish colonization. Cities like Tangier, Ksar el-Kebir, Mehdya, Asilah were reconquered by the Jaysh al-Rifi. One of its generals was , a native of Temsamane, who became governor of Tangier, Asilah and Tetouan. His descendants, the al-Rifi family, would govern those towns and most of the Gharb with a lar

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  • Jaysh al-Rifi (Arabic: جيش الريف, lit. 'Army of the Rif'), described in 18th-century correspondence with the British as 'the Army of all the People of the Rif', was the name of an influential Moroccan army corps in the 17th and the 18th centuries. The army was formed by Moulay Ismail out of Riffian tribesmen from the eastern Rif. Their rise coincided with the formation of the Black Guard, also by Moulay Ismail. They came to play an important role in the 17th century Moroccan wars against Spanish colonization. Cities like Tangier, Ksar el-Kebir, Mehdya, Asilah were reconquered by the Jaysh al-Rifi. One of its generals was , a native of Temsamane, who became governor of Tangier, Asilah and Tetouan. His descendants, the al-Rifi family, would govern those towns and most of the Gharb with a large degree of autonomy until 1912. (en)
  • L'Armée rifaine (Jaych Ar-Rifi en arabe) est un corps de l'armée marocaine, crée en 1678 sous le règne du sultan alaouite Moulay Ismaïl. Ce corps d'armée, constitué de combattants issus des tribus berbères du Rif, joua un grand rôle dans la reconquête des villes du littoral marocain, occupées par les puissances européennes. Parmi les villes reconquises par l'armée rifaine au XVIIe siècle figurent les villes de Mehdia, Assilah, Larache et Tanger. (fr)
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  • L'Armée rifaine (Jaych Ar-Rifi en arabe) est un corps de l'armée marocaine, crée en 1678 sous le règne du sultan alaouite Moulay Ismaïl. Ce corps d'armée, constitué de combattants issus des tribus berbères du Rif, joua un grand rôle dans la reconquête des villes du littoral marocain, occupées par les puissances européennes. Parmi les villes reconquises par l'armée rifaine au XVIIe siècle figurent les villes de Mehdia, Assilah, Larache et Tanger. (fr)
  • Jaysh al-Rifi (Arabic: جيش الريف, lit. 'Army of the Rif'), described in 18th-century correspondence with the British as 'the Army of all the People of the Rif', was the name of an influential Moroccan army corps in the 17th and the 18th centuries. The army was formed by Moulay Ismail out of Riffian tribesmen from the eastern Rif. Their rise coincided with the formation of the Black Guard, also by Moulay Ismail. They came to play an important role in the 17th century Moroccan wars against Spanish colonization. Cities like Tangier, Ksar el-Kebir, Mehdya, Asilah were reconquered by the Jaysh al-Rifi. One of its generals was , a native of Temsamane, who became governor of Tangier, Asilah and Tetouan. His descendants, the al-Rifi family, would govern those towns and most of the Gharb with a lar (en)
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  • Armée rifaine (fr)
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