UNREST IN MESOPOTAMIA.
TROUBLE WITH TRIBESMEN. By ielegMDh.—Press Assn.— CapjTlsht. Delhi, May 30. Fighting against the tribesmen in Mesopotamia continues and there are indications that the hot weather will see a recrudescence of activity. Things are quiet on the Euphrates, where the Arabs were severely handled by; our troops, helped by aeroplanes. There is a' general feeling of insecurity. The latest reports from Bagdad state that a train was derailed by Arabs between Sharza and Baiji, apparently at the instigation of the Sharifiah Government of Syria. Several lives Were, lost. Attacks on conveys are occurring in the same district, and hostilities between two opposing tribes are reported, , The Slmh of Persia is suffering from heat stroke and has cancelled a portion of his tour. Mr. H. C. Norman, who relieves Sir Percy Scott at Teheran, has reached Basra-
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Taranaki Daily News, 2 June 1920, Page 5
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138UNREST IN MESOPOTAMIA. Taranaki Daily News, 2 June 1920, Page 5
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