Warring with the Almohad forces attempting to restore control over Algeria for 13 years, they defeated the Almohads in 1248 after killing their Caliph in a successful ambush near Oujda.
wˈɔːɹɪŋ wɪððɪ ˈɔlmoʊhˌæd fˈoːɹsᵻz ɐtˈɛmptɪŋ tə ɹᵻstˈoːɹ kəntɹˈoʊl ˌoʊvɚɹ ældʒˈɪɹiə fɔːɹ θˈɜːtiːn jˈɪɹz, ðeɪ dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd ðɪ ˈɔlmoʊhˌædz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt ˈæftɚ kˈɪlɪŋ ðɛɹ kˈeɪlɪf ɪn ɐ səksˈɛsfəl ˈæmbʊʃ nˌɪɹ ˈaʊdʒdə.