But the Berber rebels did not wait .
This vanguard column was to hold a line in the outskirts of Tangiers , and keep the rebels in check , until Habib arrived with his Sicilian expeditionary army .
The Berber rebels did not wait .
This vanguard column was to hold a line in the outskirts of Tangiers , and keep the rebels in check , until Habib arrived with his Sicilian expeditionary army .