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Er Rif
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Er Rif  (r rf)
A hilly region along the coast of northern Morocco. The Berber peoples of the area remained fiercely independent until they were subdued by French and Spanish forces (1925-1926).

Er Rif [ɛə rɪf]
n
(Placename) a mountainous region of N Morocco, near the Mediterranean coast


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Hassan Khattab, the founder of this movement, is a Moroccan Salafist -- an extremist Sunni Muslim -- who planned to train guerrillas in the Rif mountains of the north to fight to install a hardline Islamic regime in Morocco.
hiking in the Rif Mountains that surround the city, haggling in the little market at the centre of town, sipping mint tea in the many little cafes, or simply wandering through the streets and enjoying the unusual sky blue buildings.
Following earlier claims of possible sightings centred on Marrakech, private detectives working on behalf of the McCanns have recently been focusing their attention on the remote Rif Mountains in the north.
 
 
 
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