MESOPOTAMIA.
A BRITISH ADVANCE. TURKS DRIVEN BACK. RUSSIANS CO-OPERATE. London ,Dec. 6. Mesopotamia official:, Turkisli positions in the hills on the right bank of the Diala, northward of Reli A'bbas, were, attacked by converging columns, one of which successfully bridged the Diala near Kizil-Robate. The enemy attempted to delay our advance by flooding the area between the'Nahrin and the Diala rivers, but by December 4 we had driven back the Turks and taken possession of the Sakaltutan Pass, through which the Deli Abba? road leads northward. • A Russian force, under Colonel Bicharakov, rendered valuable assistance on the right flank. We captured 150 prisoners and two field guns.
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Taranaki Daily News, 8 December 1917, Page 5
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107MESOPOTAMIA. Taranaki Daily News, 8 December 1917, Page 5
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