▁de ▁so ber an ía ▁which ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁Spain ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁colonial ▁period , ▁Cape ▁J uby , ▁If ni , ▁and ▁other ▁colon ies ▁( such ▁as ▁Spanish ▁Sah ara ) ▁outside ▁of ▁Mor oc co . ▁Un w illing ▁to ▁accept ▁this , ▁the ▁Mor oc can ▁Army ▁of ▁Liber ation ▁w aged ▁war ▁against ▁the ▁Spanish ▁forces . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁If ni ▁War , ▁which ▁spread ▁from ▁S idi ▁If ni ▁to ▁Río ▁de ▁O ro , ▁Mor oc co ▁gained ▁Tar f aya ▁( the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁prote ctor ate ) ▁and ▁reduced ▁the ▁Spanish ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁If ni ▁territory ▁to ▁the ▁per imeter ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁itself . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁through ▁neg ot iation , ▁Mor oc co ▁obtained ▁If ni ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁, ▁Mor oc co ▁still ▁claims ▁Ce uta ▁and ▁Mel illa ▁as ▁integral ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁and ▁cons iders ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁under ▁foreign ▁occupation , ▁comparing ▁their ▁status ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁Gib ral tar . ▁Spain ▁cons iders ▁both ▁cities ▁integral ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁ge ography , ▁since ▁they ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁Spain ▁for ▁centuries ▁before ▁the ▁occupation ▁of ▁Mor oc co . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁M ines ▁The ▁iron ▁mines ▁in ▁the ▁R if ▁were ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁sources ▁of ▁income . ▁Their ▁explo itation ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁economic ▁bo om ▁in ▁Mel illa . ▁ ▁Transport ▁ ▁After ▁the