the government of the spanish second republic, by decree of 9-vi-1934, ordered the creation of a territorial garrison to be headquartered in sidi-ifni, and that force would be named the tiradores de ifni. prior to the spanish civil war the tiradores de ifni consisted of 1,235 men; which included 31 officers (including 10 moroccans), 38 non-commissioned officers and 1,166 troops, comprising three tabors.