Abstract
The Spaniards took over the west Tripoli since 961 A.H/1510 A.D. after they killed a great number of its population. Since then the Spaniards ruled the West Tripoli directly, which continued for almost 20 year. It was under attack from the Mujahdeen who came from Tajoraa and Garean which became the main bases for resisting the Spaniards Besides, it faced a parallel attack from the two brothers Aarooj and Khair adden who formed a real threat for the Spanish influence in the Arab Magrib.
When the sultan Suleiman Alkanonycam to the throne in 1520 , he paid great attention to the West Tripoli through giving his help. He sent ottoman legion headed by Murad Agha to Tajoraa in order to rule it and to face the Spaniards there.
Because the frequent raids on the Spanish garrison, the worseness of the living condition and due to the engagement of Charles V in his wars with Francois I, the emperor Charles V decided to give the West Tripoli to the knights of St. Johen. Hence the struggle started between St. John’s Knights and the force of the ottoman in the West Tripoli which continued until 1550 when the West Tripoli the ottoman rule.
