MESOPOTAMIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 February 1917, Page 5

MESOPOTAMIA.

SATISFACTORY PROGRESS. DAHRA BEND SECURED. A FURTHER ADVANCE, A. &. N.Z. fable Association and Reuter.. i - Received Feb. IS, 11.50 p.m. ■ " London, Feb. IP. Mesopotamia, official: We took the offensive on Thursday. At the right centre of tin) Dahra" bend, on the right. hank of t)(e Tigris, wo secured our ob-' jective, namely, 700 yards of front, and extended' our gains by bombing to a. depth ol 500 yards on a thousand yard* trout. We easily repulsed a counter* attack. After the left centre had secured. its objective v on a front of 850 yards, we made an assault during the night ;md cleared out the enemy from small areas, securing the whole 'of tho Dakrft, bend, and taking prisoner 89 officers, whereof two were regimental and threq battalion commanders, and 1908 mmj The booty includes five machine-gt»% 250 rides, large quantities of ammaiafa tion and stores. We advanced on Friday twelve tap. died yards southwards of Shtunran looft- ' and are now holding the south-wart mS ner of this bend., -wwp TURKS ADMIT A BETEEA3B ' Received Feb. 10, 12.15 ajn. s London, Feb. MC" 1 urkish communiques admit tbat &j Turks are retiring on the Tigris, kOowi ' ing on the British attacks.