The Thala-Kasserine Disturbances were an episode of unrest in April 1906 in western Tunisia, the first violent resistance against authority under the French protectorate since its establishment in 1881. Inspired by an Algerian marabout, insurgents killed three French settlers in the Kasserine region before a gunfight in Thala left around a dozen of them dead and the rest in custody.
During this revolt, the 3rd Algerian Spahis Regiment deployed a squadron from Tebessa to confront the Fraichich tribe, who notably occupied the territory of El Ma Labiodh. The Fraichich, known for their resistance, were engaged in clashes and contestation against colonial forces and the tribes who supported them (Brarchas, Allaouna of Nemencha and Ouled Sidi Yahia ben Taïeb) attempting to assert control over the region at the city of Tebessa since as early as the attack of 1853 barely 2 years following the French occupation of Tebessa and it's region.[1][2][3][4][5]
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