FIGHTING IN PERSIA
ARAB MOBS BUSY BRITISH FORCES CUT OFF. By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright. limes—August 24 9.5 a.in. , LONDON. August 21. Arab mobs pillaged Khanikiu, Ki/.ilrobart. and Sharabau. Tho refuge camp at Bakuba is reported to be surrounded. The flames of war have passed from Arab country into Southern Kurdistan. The British have lost he railway to Kifri and the outposts at Kirkuk. Suleimaniyah, and Kifri have been temporarily left in control of tho air forces. Some concentration of our forces in Persia is necessary in order to maintain supplies.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160736, 24 August 1920, Page 7
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90FIGHTING IN PERSIA Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 160736, 24 August 1920, Page 7
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