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MESOPOTAMIA.

TURKISH FORCE DESTROYED

3000 PRISONERS TAKEN

LONDON, March 28. A Turkish force was destroyed in the Hit area-, Mesopotamia. Three thousand prisoners were taken. Mesopotamia, official. —We carried out on the 26th a highly successful operation on the Euphrates, north-west of Hit, leading to the capture or destruction of virtually the entire Turkish force in that area.

We in the early morning attacked positions about Khanbaghdadieh, 22 miles north-west of Hit. the cavalry making a wide movement around the Turkish right and establishing itself astride the Aleppo Roa& in the enemy's rear. By nightfall the main positions had been carried by assault. The enemy's main body, when attempting to break to the north_-westward, was intercepted by our cavalry and repulsed with heavy losses.

So far, it is reported that 3'KjQ prisoners were taken, including a divisional commander and 200 other Turkish officers, a German officer, a few German non-coms., ten guns. 2000 rifles and many machine guns. The remaining fugitives were pursued beyond Haditha, 45 miles north-west of Hit. Our casualties were slight.

[Any caWe news in this issue attributed to The Times has appeared in that journal, but only where exnressly stated is such news the editorial opinion of the Times.!

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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 30 March 1918, Page 5

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MESOPOTAMIA. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 30 March 1918, Page 5

MESOPOTAMIA. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 30 March 1918, Page 5

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