THE MIDDLE EAST.

Otago Witness, Issue 3475, 19 October 1920, Page 18

THE MIDDLE EAST.

(By Cable)

ATTACK ON ARMENIA. LONDON, October 12. Turkish rebels and the Turco-Tartar Red army commanded by Enver Pasha's brother attacked Armenia from five points. The. Armenian Government immediately declared war. Mustapha Kemal ' asked Georgia's aid, and the latter is concentrating on the defence of Batuni. FIGHTING IN MESOPOTAMIA. DELHI, October 12. A Mesopotamia communique states that 11 were killed and 49 wounded in the fighting-south of Hilleh. The enemy casualties were probably heavier. One thousand Arabs who opposed the advance of the Hamawah relief column were Touted. Our losses were slight. The British reoccupied the town of Hit, in the. Upper Euphrates, without opposition. ; LONDON, October 14. A Mesopotamia communique states that a column from Nasireyeh advancing to relieye Samawah is now 14 miles from Samawah, after fighting a strong force of tribesmen. The advance in Mid-Euphrates progresses. It is believed that the worst troubles in Mesopotamia are over. DELHI, October 15. A Bagdad message states : A column returning on the 13th halted two miles from Samawah station, and encountered stubborn, resistance. Samawah was entered and relieved on the morning of the 14th. LONDON. October 17. A War Office communique states that the Second East Yorks Thirteenth Rajputs stormed three successive lines of rebel defences westward of Hilleh. Lowflying aeroplanes effectively bombed and machine-gunned the enemy.