New Greek Attack Sn Grammas Area
ATHENS, Fri. (1 p.m.).—A Greek general staff spokesman said the Greek Army launched a new offensive today along the entire Grammos perimeter and captured three' important heights in the central sector.
The army on the south-western front took the highest Grammos peak at Skertsa, which changed hands several times in the past few days. The army here found 500 children whom the guerillas had abducted. A General Staff spokesman announced that, with the capture of Kiafa. the last guerilla stronghold in the Grammos Mountains, the guerillas are in full retreat and their last defence line has virtually collapsed.
The Associated Press says the spokesman claimed that advancing Nationalist troops may trap between 3000 and 4000 guerillas around Kiafa.
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Northern Advocate, 21 August 1948, Page 5
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