These bombing attacks were follow.
dawn by attacks by British! fighters, which machine-gunned the aerodromes at Hassani. Argos and Malaol. At Hassani, 20 Junker 52's were seen to be hit, and a nuniber of Messerschmitts. and Heinkels were also attacked. At Argos similar attacks were carried out against enemy air craft on the aerodrome. Two of them were set on fire and oihers damaged, Enemy aircraft at Malaol made exeellent targets for British aircraft, and many hits were observed, 'When enemy aircraft attempted a machine-gun attack on one of -the British aerodromes in Crete. British fighters intercepted them and destroyed three Messerschmitts and damaged others, Anti-aircraft fire' brought down four enemy aircraft and damaged others. the communique con-
British Pursue Fleeing Rebels Iraq, May 19, Raschld All's Insurgents fleeing from Habbaniya towards Baghdad cut the dykes along the Euphrates, thus gausing floods in order to hinder the British pursuit. Other section, who fled across the Euphrates to Ramadi amoged a bridge with the same object. "They rre- alli luneing across the river shattered and disorganized. writes Reute:'s Correspondent.
Habbariiya itself suffered surpris~ ingly little in the bombardment before the Insurgents were driven off, No key point was hit, A few bomb raters can be seen between buildings while the stations and three churches were all hit by small shells, but not seriously damaged, Beyond the cantonment, a long line of craters, where the bombed Raschid All's ands, and a few burnt-out insurgent gun carriages are all that can now be seen of the battlefield.
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