The Ifni War, also known as the Forgotten War (La Guerra Olvidada), is a significant but often overlooked chapter in Morocco's struggle for complete independence from colonial powers.

In 1956, King Mohamed V launched an attack on Sidi Ifni to claim the territory. This initiated the Ifni War which led to Spain ceding control of Ifni to Morocoo in 1969. Don't miss ...

Morocco’s King Mohammed V declines to admit that the 12,000-man Liberation Army even exists. To repeated protests of the army’s “aggressions,” complained Spain’s War Minister Antonio ...