Mesopotamia.
KUT TO BE HELD. BRITISH POSITIONS FIRM. ONTTKD PrKHR A.SBOOTATIOW Delhi, February 8. A communique says that General TWnshend is holding; Kut-el-Amara as a point of strategical value. General Aylmer's aperations are intended to
support him. There is no withdrawal contemplated.
The newspapers giv r e prominence to the communique under the heading, "Kut to he held." They state it is clear that the British are firmly established in their positions in Mesopotamia, and it is evident the forces are settling down to trench warfare until the weather improves.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 55, 10 February 1916, Page 5
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90Mesopotamia. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 55, 10 February 1916, Page 5
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