"A series of highly successful raids were carried out yesterday by one of our mechanized units from the Sudan, according to a dispatch from Khartum," save a statement issued by the British General Headquarters here last night.
"After crossing the Eritrean frontier, the British force located a powerful concentration of enemy troops, who had apparently entrenched themselves and established a number of strongly-defended machine-gun posts.
"A British fighting patrol encountered a battalion of enemy infantry, led by Italian officers, The brisk struggle which ensued developed into a rout; the Italians were taken completely by surprise and suffered substantial casualties, Prisoners taken included number of Italians; many rifle. were captured. There were no casual. ties on the British side.
"The morale of our troops is naturally high.
"The attack across the Eritrean border was made through difficult country, with many rocky, isolated hills, interspersed with belts of thorn bush and a dense forest, When the Italians were surprised native infantry under them fled into neighbouring woods,"—Reuter.
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