ARAB REBELS
RUMAILA GARRISON ATTACKED. PUNITIVE MEASURES TAKEN. , Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, July 14. (Received July 15, at 7.35 p.m.) In the House of Commons Mr Churchill stated that the Arabs on July 2 attacked the Government buildings at Rumaila, on the Euphrates. They killed the Arab guard and cut the railway. Reinforcements sent from Basra suffered casualties owing to the cutting of the canal and being unable to reach the town. Further reinforcements had been sent from Bagdad, and punitive measures w t ere being taken by the troops and the Air Force. The rising appeared to be local in character, and was probably due to religious agitation. The immediate cause was the civil authorities arresting local sheikhs who had been inciting the tribesmen to rebel. The garrison at Rumaila was still holding out, awaiting assistance from Bagdad,—Reuter.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17989, 16 July 1920, Page 5
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