Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-04 21:25:58 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 117AAED89C782BD8731C5BC7BAD5933D344DFDEE4FEBC9ECD487D5CF2F6DBC7F
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Original Note:
These are not French soldiers. The image shows Spanish 'la Legion' volunteers (Tercio de Marruecos) during the Third Rif War (1921-1927), holding up the heads of decapitated Berber guerilla fighters in Morocco. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280233622_Abd_el-Krim's_guerrilla_war_against_Spain_and_France_in_North_Africa_An_adventure_setting_for_screen_melodramas https://lobservateur.info/article/23236/Actualit%C3%A9s/clarifier-la-guerre-du-rif https://balagan.info/timeline-for-the-third-rif-war-1920-25
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