Mesopotamia.
BRITISH WESTWARD OF HAL [HIGH COMMISSIONER’S MESSAGE. J (Received 7, 9.15 a.m.) London, Feb. 6. A Mesopotamia official report states :—As the result of Saturday’s successful assault the enemy evacuated the whole of the south bank of the Tigris east of the Hai junction. We are now occupying also a considerable part westward of the Hai. The enemy suffered severely _in the recent fighting, 600 dead being counted.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 349, 7 February 1917, Page 5
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