WAHABI MARAUDERS.
Punitive Expedition. 50 ’PLANES TAKING PART. (Received January 15, at 8 p.m.) LONDON, January 14, The Daily Express Basra correspondent reported that the Royal Air Force operations begun against the Wahabi Chief Feisal El Dqish, who raided the border villages, and slew all the males. The base of the operations is Ur of Chalders, where more than fifty aeroplanes are assembled from Basra, Baghdad and MoSul, under Air Commander Higgins. They are now searching the surrounding desejt daily for the marauders. Feis'als stronghold is deserted.
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Grey River Argus, 16 January 1928, Page 5
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