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^SOPOTAMIA.
ihe latest news tends to confirm the belief that
. esopotamia is likely to be the seat of big operations in the
near future.
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From further evidence it appears that Von Der Goltz a
arrived in Baghdad on 10th December;and, more recently, reliabli
information has been received to the effect that the Germans
are in favour of a campaign in Mesopotamia rather in
Egypt.
A great deal depends upon the attitude of the Mesopotamian
Arabs which is not pronounced in either direction at present.
Some of the local sheikhs are friendly, some are hostile.
The attacks on the British column which retreated recently to
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Nasiriyeh show that, th4u$i the balannce may be favourable to us
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