London, May 30.
British forces in Iraq are closing in on Baghdad. It was learned in London this morning that position: have been reached by the Britist forces five miles north-west and eight miles west of the cit British troops advancing along the Duphrates are now some 50 miles upriver.
In the Baghdad arca, British forces have made a further advance from Khan Nukhta, which was taken yesterday and which is some 20 miles from the capital. Progress is being delayed by floods rather than the rebels.
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