Doha – The Spanish Minister of Defense Margarita Robles has instructed the cancellation of military ceremonies to remind the hundredth of the landing of the Landing of 1925 in order to maintain the positive diplomatic relationships with Morocco.
As reported by El Confidencial Digital, the Spanish army initially prepared a comprehensive celebration program for one as “one of Spain’s great contemporary success”. However, the plans were quick ended After ministerial intervention.
This military operation signaled the Spaniards’ return to the Rif after defeating the Battle of Anoual defeat on July 22, 1921.
This was one of the darkest episodes of Spanish colonialism in Morocco, in which Spanish and French armed forces started a massive attack on Al Hceima in 1925 to destroy the Rif-resistance movement cited by Abdelkrim EL-Khattabi.
This operation marked the return of the Spaniards to the RIF after defeating the Battle of Anoual defeat on July 22, 1921.
Around 13,000 Spanish troops, which were supported by 160 aircraft together with three battleships and several naval ships, started a brutal maritime attack against 9,000 Moroccan resistance fighters who defended their homeland.
Military sources revealed El Confidencial Digital that “the minister had instructed to stop any memory of this military operation”. The sources articulated that the decision aimed to “avoid an action, annoy or disrupt the Morocco”.
The Spanish army and defense employee had provided funds for the organization of various events to mark what she describes as the first large joint surgery between the army, marine and air force.
General José Agustín Carreras, head of Alfonso XIII Brigade II of Legion, had explained in the recent edition of the “La Legión” magazine that the Centalary from Alhucemas Landing would be “important institutional events” for 2025.
When asked about the commemorative plans, the army headquarters provided a short answer and explained that “the 100th anniversary of the Landung of Alhucemas is not a specific army day”.
The state of Major of Defense (EMAD) announced in a similar way that its only planned activity is to “produce a monograph on the landing of Alhucemas”.
In addition, the Spanish Institute for Military History and Culture forecast the fifth century of the Battle of the Pavia (1525) as the main commemoration for 2025, whereby the mention of the anniversary of Alhucemas is avoided.
The site comprises Al Hoceima Rock and the islands of Tierra and Mar, which Morocco has seen since 1560 as inseparable parts of its national territory under Spanish cast, together with others occupied Territories in North Africa such as Ceuta and Melilla.
These territories, Spain refers to the “Plazas de Soberanía” (places of sovereignty), remain in the center of Morocco, which carry out the complete territorial integrity for the conclusion of their decolonization process.
El Confidencial Digital pointed out that earlier anniversaries of landing alhucemas were only marked by isolated celebrations.
In 2020, the Ceuta Sea Company recalled its Naval Medal Award for participating in the landing, while Melilla’s regular armed forces in Group 52 marked their creation anniversary in 2023.
Spain tries to prevent further diplomatic mistakes
The decision reflects the careful diplomatic Spain Approach In the direction of Morocco to preserve bilateral bonds that have been put in danger in the past. This relationship confronted A serious crisis in May 2021, when Spain secretly prompted the leader of Polisario, Brahim Ghali, to the hospital for the treatment of Covid-19.
Ghali, the Spain with a entered false identity As “Mohammed Ben Battouch”, the European country was sought in the European country for war crimes, terrorism and kidnapping, based on complaints that were submitted by Spanish families and Sahrawis, which had presented torture in the Tindouf camps controlled by Polisario.
The decision of the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to accept Ghali without Morocco – one of the most important trading partners in Spain – to notify the agreement with algeria with strongly tense bilateral relationships.
However, relationships improved clearly in March 2022 when Prime Minister Spain in particular shifted position Morocco’s autonomy supports in Western Sahara.
