RUSSIAN OPERATIONS
TURKISH"- OFFENSIVE ARREST EI)'.' " \nnti f»li*n and ~lSfr 7; o>bl*. Aju<o<j.i»ticn» and Reuter.",.■'"*' ' '"' • y ■'■■ IX)Nd6n; May 12. A Russian official a-eport says : X! iree companies of .Kurds attacked on Thursday bh both; sides of. the Euphrates south-westward ( of Enzingan and iii the. region of, Kelerlcamipacs". Their offensive was arrested. , ,-,. „•■ ■. ■ ( , We eaptm-ed on Tuesday part of . tlve positions between Senna and Pendorf, in the region of Carranpacs. ; ..We later, captured several more positions, but Turkish reinforcements, at .night compelled us to fallback to pur.trenches. We crossed the -Diala"river f on- May 3rd near Meidati, and. advanced •■ in the direction of Kifeu .. ■ .■■. •. ,'... Qur • troops > oil Thursday sfprced,.- the passage of the Diala river -between Jum.ur and Omaraga. - ,~ ■■ ~/.. ..t
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Nelson Evening Mail, 14 May 1917, Page 5
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