Kassala Retaken by British

Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 17, 21 January 1941, Page 5

Kassala Retaken by British

Italians Retreating On Eritrea Border IMPORTANT VICTORY IN EAST AFRICA United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, Jan. 19. British forces have recaptured Kaarala, a post of strategic Importance in the Sudan. Kassala occupies an important position near the junction of the borders of the Sndan, Abyssinia, and Eritrea, and wag occupied by the Italians soon after their entry into the war. A communique issued at British General Headquarters at Cairo states: •‘ln Libya, there is no change in the situation. In the Sudan, our troops have reoccupied Kassala. By intensive patrol work over a period of weeks, our troops, at a low cost to themselves, have inflicted casualties upon the enemy, who have now been forced to evacuate strongly-defended positions In and around Kassala. Italian troops along this front are retreating, pursued and harassed by our mobile detachments. Active patrolling continues in the Metemma region, in Abyssinia, east of Gallabat. In Kenya, there is nothing of importance to report”