OUTSIDE TRIPOLI
Latest Progress Of Eighth Army NEW NAZI GAIN IN TUNISIA LONDON, January 22. “Yesterday our troops continued their thrusts westward and by evening were engaging the enemy west of Homs and south of Tripoli,” states the latest communique from Cairo. Operating on a large scale, our aircraft continued attacks on the withdrawing enemy as far west as Ben Gadani, in Tunisia. Fires were started in transport columns between Tripoli and Zuara. Three enemy fighters were shot down in air combat. As the Africa Korps withdraws, a fierce German effort is being made in Tunisia itself to clear the route in the northern coastal corridor. The enemy has added slightly to his earlier gain of seven miles and has now reached a road about 25 miles south-west of Pont du Fahs (otherwise about 30 miles north-west of Kairouan), cutting the communication line to some of the French positions. Allied troops are reported to be moving up to the support of the French. In the nearby Bou Arada area, an Irish regiment took the leading part in seizing some strategic ridges.
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Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 101, 23 January 1943, Page 5
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181OUTSIDE TRIPOLI Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 101, 23 January 1943, Page 5
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