EGYPTIAN TROOPS IN ACTION
ROUNDING UP A REBEL SULTAN
A FINISHED PIECE OF WORK (Atisl.—N.Z. Cable Assn. end Beuter.l ' London, November 13. ' An Egyptian official report stated that three hundred men of the Egyp-. tiau Army were dispatched! to. El Fas- ' ser, in Ostober, to round up a band of rebels in the- provinco of Darfur, headed: hy the ex-Su!tan. Ali-Dih-Ar. The force readied Kitlmp on November 3, and encountered a few tribesmen, who offered little opposition. They captur- ' ed a hundred rifles and three hundred camels, and pursued the main body towards Sugai. They encountered Ali-Din-Ar on November J6, killed two hundred of his men and took_ many prisoners. 11 ifles' and ammunition, sis thousand cattle, and other material were captured.. Titers were no Egyptian casualties. Successful Air Raids. A ton of high explosives was dropped during two successful air raids at' Maghdaba (Bouth of El Arish) and Birsaba. A number oE direct hits were made, and much dainago '.vas done in the enemy's camp and to store sheds at Maghdaba.: A 1001b. bomb actually hit an "Aviatik" biplane, which was leaving a hangar at Birsaba, and damaged the Hangar. Much damage wao ; done to the railway station and -rolling / stock. . ' ■
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2929, 15 November 1916, Page 5
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202EGYPTIAN TROOPS IN ACTION Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2929, 15 November 1916, Page 5
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