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BAGDAD, Iraq, Aug. 13.?(A.P.)
?Killing of more than 600 Assyrian
Christians in conflicts with the
Kurds and the Iraq forces in northern
Iraq has climaxed an international
situation In which Great
Britain, as the former mandatory
power over Iraq, has been moved to
take a hand.
Bodies to the number of 315 have
been found at the village of Slmel
and 300 more discovered in different
places in the vicinity of Dccuk, following
Kurdish raids on Assyrian
communities.
The British government offered
an asylum in Cyprus to the Assyrian
leader, Mar Shimun, who with his
father and brother was deported
today by Hie Iraq government. It
was- charged he was responsible for
a recent Assyrian outbreak which
led to the fighting.
British Take Hand
Sir Francis Humphry*, the British
envoy, is hurrying back to his
post from a holiday In Europe and
diplomatic quarters are energetically
seeking to straighten out the
situation as speedily as possible.
King Felsal had planned to return
to Europe today to resume a cure in
Switzerland, but upon urjent British
representations he decided to
remain in Bagdad.to await the nrrlval
of. Sir Francis and, presumably,
to. learn the outcome of an
Investigation Into charges ol massacre,
against Iraq troops and Kurd- '
ish. irregulars'. ' The London government
is urging such an Investigation
be "held.' ''
It; has been charged the Kurds
massacred--hundreds .of -Assyrians,;
of whom; the Kurds are the trad I-'
tlonal enemies. But the official'Iraq
.contention is the 'Assyrians'were
killed in a. battle after a group of
them-crossed the Tigris a fortnight
ago and wiped 'out a force of Iraq
troops.
Shlrnun Deported
LONDON7, Aug. IS.? (A.P.)?
Authoritative quarters said today
Mar Shimun, Assyrian leader, had
been deported from Bagdad on an
order Issued by the Iraq government
in the belief he was responsible
for the recent Assyrian
outbreak.
A few weeks ago 1,303 Assyrians
participated In an nrmed incursinii
into Iraq which resulted In
tho killing of a number of Iraq
troops. The London Daily Mai!
estimated that in retaliation 500
Assyrians In northern Iraq have
been massacred.
Janesville Daily Gazette?
Thursday, March 25, 1915 Janesville, Wisconsin
BAGDAD, Iraq, Aug. 13.?(A.P.)
?Killing of more than 600 Assyrian
Christians in conflicts with the
Kurds and the Iraq forces in northern
Iraq has climaxed an international
situation In which Great
Britain, as the former mandatory
power over Iraq, has been moved to
take a hand.
Bodies to the number of 315 have
been found at the village of Slmel
and 300 more discovered in different
places in the vicinity of Dccuk, following
Kurdish raids on Assyrian
communities.
The British government offered
an asylum in Cyprus to the Assyrian
leader, Mar Shimun, who with his
father and brother was deported
today by Hie Iraq government. It
was- charged he was responsible for
a recent Assyrian outbreak which
led to the fighting.
British Take Hand
Sir Francis Humphry*, the British
envoy, is hurrying back to his
post from a holiday In Europe and
diplomatic quarters are energetically
seeking to straighten out the
situation as speedily as possible.
King Felsal had planned to return
to Europe today to resume a cure in
Switzerland, but upon urjent British
representations he decided to
remain in Bagdad.to await the nrrlval
of. Sir Francis and, presumably,
to. learn the outcome of an
Investigation Into charges ol massacre,
against Iraq troops and Kurd- '
ish. irregulars'. ' The London government
is urging such an Investigation
be "held.' ''
It; has been charged the Kurds
massacred--hundreds .of -Assyrians,;
of whom; the Kurds are the trad I-'
tlonal enemies. But the official'Iraq
.contention is the 'Assyrians'were
killed in a. battle after a group of
them-crossed the Tigris a fortnight
ago and wiped 'out a force of Iraq
troops.
Shlrnun Deported
LONDON7, Aug. IS.? (A.P.)?
Authoritative quarters said today
Mar Shimun, Assyrian leader, had
been deported from Bagdad on an
order Issued by the Iraq government
in the belief he was responsible
for the recent Assyrian
outbreak.
A few weeks ago 1,303 Assyrians
participated In an nrmed incursinii
into Iraq which resulted In
tho killing of a number of Iraq
troops. The London Daily Mai!
estimated that in retaliation 500
Assyrians In northern Iraq have
been massacred.
Janesville Daily Gazette?
Thursday, March 25, 1915 Janesville, Wisconsin
