IN MESOPOTAMIA
ARAB TBEACHERT. SUITABLY PUNISHED. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright) LONDON, February 11. Received Feb. R'.ih, 0.0 p.m. Tiie War Office slates that a detachment while making a reconnaissance along the brandies of the Tigris eiicountred no Turks, ’nut Arabs, who hitherto had been friendly, attacked while the detachment was returning. The British had R. 7 o casualties, and tile enemy had over .TOO killed. A punitive column, since sent, surprised the Arabs and destroyed four villages.
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Southland Times, Issue 17656, 14 February 1916, Page 5
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76IN MESOPOTAMIA Southland Times, Issue 17656, 14 February 1916, Page 5
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