THE CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA
SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS :^j VALUABLE RUSSIAN ; CO-OPERATION ; London, December 6. ; An official report from Mesopotamia states: "The Turkish position on the ; hills on the right bank of the Diala. ; north of Deli Abbas, was attacked by converging British columns, odb of which successfully bridged the Diala,, iiear Kizil Tlie enemy attempted' to delay our advance by flooding the area between the Nahnn and Diala Rivers, but by December I ire had driven back the Turks and taken up a position in the Sakaltutan Pass, through which the Deli Abbas road leads to the norti'. A Russian force; under Colonel Bicharakow, rendered valuable assistance on our right flank. : One hundred and fifty, prisoners and two field guns were captured."—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.-Rcuter. '
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 64, 8 December 1917, Page 9
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123THE CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 64, 8 December 1917, Page 9
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