Persia
;mjwiLY ARAB TRIBESMEN. iuH. Unttjsd Press Assooiatiow. ;.>frj London, September 25. slay J that tlle { tloops at hhaPersian Gulf welcome the approaching winter/ as epdipg a spell of long and trying heat. The climate has taken a heavy toll of the British and Indian troops alike. The troops opposing the British advance are mainly Turkish regulars, assisted by Arab and Kurd levies and warlike Arabs. The tribesmen of the country have lately played a three-cornered game, harassing and plundering- both sides, and sometimes turning a Turkish defeat into a disastrous rout.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 24, 27 September 1915, Page 5
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92Persia Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 24, 27 September 1915, Page 5
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