MESOPOTAMIA
MILITARY OPERATIONS
CONTINUE,
SHARP ENGAGEMENT WITH
ARABS
[Press Association.] Aus. and N.Z. Cable Association (Received July 18, 5.5 p.m.)
DELHI, July 17
Military operations on the Lower Euphrates continue. A brigade under General Coningham is concentrated in the Diwamyah area. Communication has been successfully restored between Basra and Sanawa. by armored trains ec-operating with the defence vessels.
The defence vessels recently had a sharp engagement with the Arabs above Sanawa. n
There is considerable effervescence in the Shativah district.
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Marlborough Express, Volume LIV, Issue 169, 19 July 1920, Page 5
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80MESOPOTAMIA Marlborough Express, Volume LIV, Issue 169, 19 July 1920, Page 5
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