SWEEP FORWARD OH SOMALI COAST.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 48, 26 February 1941, Page 7

SWEEP FORWARD OH SOMALI COAST.

POM CAPTURED.

British Bombers Smashing

Key Points.

British Offleinl Wireless. Peed. 1 p.m.) RUGBY, Feb. 25

A Nairobi communiquei states: African troops yesterday •Sptured Brava, which is a port 100 Utiles north of Kismayu. Cleaning up Operations are continuing in the Gelib where yesterday South African troops rounded up a party of the ttemy who had been .stranded in the WBD. On the northern secto! - , a company of Abyssinian irregulars captured British and Italian Moyale and oouth African troops have now taken orer this area. By the capture of Moyale, which was lost by us in July yßt, Italian troops have been evicted from British territorv."

A Cairo communique states: "In Ritrea our troops are continuing to advance south of Kubkub, where, in action of yesterday, 400 enemy fftooners and three guns were captured. ~ Jtalian Somaliland operations forof the Juba River continue to develop successfully. On other fronts is no change."

The R.A.F. Middle East communique •tates:— ."R.A.F. bombers attacked the •WOdromc at Addis Ababa yesterday •3d considerable damage was done to aerodrome buildings. South African bombers attacked fuel dumps at Nefasit, •Mt of Asmara. They also bombed the Wad north of the town. From these Operations all our aircraft returned •afely."

|>v'- The Italian communique says enemy J r **sure against Jarabub continues. The mfr* 6uccee( led in crossing the Juba ! tv *"®r after fierce fighting. ilh Massawa in State of Panic. French ancl Indian troops "V,t Kubkub, which is a natural i n 6 and was manned by Bj|jjsßi** ir ß® number ut' well-armed troops, . a fresrt Association message, few 5? 80nels taken in the town were surdid not believe that a force could succeed in smashing **7 over the scrub-covered peaks |||| the road from El Ghena. The drive on Keren continues. Numer-m-T Arabs are arriving in the British from Massawa, the Italian coastal Mf* where they have been employed, they say that the food situation is SP M serious that the Italians drove them |M .out.

life Arab* *>ji v that Ma*savva is In ' 4 i ate °' panic. Refugees arc pouring from Asmara and Abyssinia. There We several Italian warships in Massawa. are making no effort to move and ■Kpjj?'® enga«o<l solely in condensing «e:i ■Pf» ter to help out the town eupply.