Massacre of Monte Arruit

Massacre of Monte Arruit
Part of the Rif War
dead spanish soldiers after the massacre
LocationAl Aaroui Mountains, Morocco
Date9th August 1921
TargetSpanish Soldiers
Deathsover 2,000 killed
Perpetrators Riffian Tribes

The massacre of Monte Arruit took place on 9 August 1921 in Al Aaroui during the Rif War, when, after the July 1921 Battle of Annual, Riffian forces slaughtered most of the Spanish soldiers who had surrendered on that day.

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