MESOPOTAMIA.
SAMARA OCCUPIED. BRITISH ADVANCE. London, April 23. Samara station has been occupied by the British forces. General Maude repqjrb that the battle on the right bank of the Tigris, between Samara and Istabnlat continued on Sunday night. After severe hand-to-hand fighting and numerous enemy countefattacks we drove out the enemy, who stubbornly defended a position provided with l elaborately prepared iron-roofed dugouts. We pursued and occupied Samara station on Sunday. The enemy hastily destroyed everything possible. Our captures include 16 locomotives. The enemy's casualties on April 21 and 22 were heavy. ;
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Taranaki Daily News, 26 April 1917, Page 5
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92MESOPOTAMIA. Taranaki Daily News, 26 April 1917, Page 5
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