TROUBLE IN MESOPOTAMIA.
LONDON, July 28. In the House of Commons, the Right I Hon. Winston Churchill stated that the I garrison at Rumeila had been withdrawn northwards. The Arabs are still sporadically attacking the railway and British posts. A column will shortly procS’d to clear up the situation. There have been between 200 and 300 casualties, mostly in Indian units. Had r. dozen British officers were killed and wounded. There was evidence that members of the Turkish forces in Mesopotamia were assisting the Arabs.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 17934, 30 July 1920, Page 9
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85TROUBLE IN MESOPOTAMIA. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 17934, 30 July 1920, Page 9
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