Word: morocco
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...munitions were captured and the rebels were being joined by other tribes whose object was the union of Syria, formerly sponsored (until the French in 1920 kicked him out) by King Feisal of Iraq. On the other hand, the French had been compelled to divert reinforcements destined for Morocco back to Syria to await further developments...
...Syrian mandate, charging that the defeat of French troops was solely due to his negligence and mismanagement. Sarrail's friends were quick to point out that the Catholics were actuated in their bitterness by purely sectarian motives; for they had nothing but praise for Marshal Lyautey in Morocco, although, so said these critics, he was far from blameless in causing the Moroccan...
...whole valley of the Wergha is dominated by the surrounding mountains, which lie considerably to the north of the Great Atlas range and which rarely reach 5,000 feet. The territory of the Riff, which is now considerably overrun, lies in the central hinterland of the Spanish zone of Morocco at the extreme northwest of the African continent...
...Those waging war against France in Morocco are making a commercial affair out of it. Our troops have all necessary material and their morale is very good. The surprise attack launched against us in April could not be possible again. The Moors are aware of the valor of our forces...
French forces in Morocco were said to rival kaleidoscopes in the diversity of their hues, varying from fairest white to darkest black. White Frenchmen from the North and olive Frenchmen from the South fight shoulder to shoulder with coffee, chocolate and black Annamites, Senegalese, Hindus, Algerians, Tunisians, and, as despatch most aptly put it "the mixed grill of the Foreign Legion...