NEW OFFENSIVE IN MESOPOTAMIA
ADVANCE ON MOSUL MANY PRISONERS AND MUCH BOOTY '. v (Ree. May 1, 8.55 p.m.) London, April 30. ' An dfhcinl report from Mesopotamia 6tates: "Our forces advanced north of Bagdad along the road leading to Mosul via Kifri and lurkuk. We captured kifn on April Si, taking forty 1 prisoners. The 'lurks then retreated rapidly ; towards Kirkuk,: but our cavalry overtook them and charged ono column, kill- ' 1 ing over a hundred and capturing 538 : prisoners, with much war material. Our cavalry forced tho passage of tho Asqu. at a point south-west of Taza IDmrmatli on April 28, and simultaneously our main ' forces reached that river. Tho cavalry early in tho morning of April 28 got astrido the i-nemy's communications to- , wards Tauq, whereupon our infantry advanced and captured Taza Khurmatli, capturing threo hundred prisonors and six ; guns. Wo continuo the pursuit north-wards."—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.-Rcuter.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 191, 2 May 1918, Page 5
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148NEW OFFENSIVE IN MESOPOTAMIA Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 191, 2 May 1918, Page 5
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