Show IRAQ IRAQ REPORTS RAIDING TANKS BEIRUT Lebanon May 19 French JP-French French antiaircraft batteries batteries batteries bat bat- teries were reported to have bave reopened fire on British planes when they bombed airdrome airdrome airdrome air air- drome in Syria again at noon Sunday BEIRUT Lebanon May 19 INS INS Heavy Heavy fighting in which native Iraqi tribesmen ambushed British tanks was announced I Monday in an Iraqi military com com- relayed to Beirut from Baghdad o On l the western front patrols supported by native tribesmen ambushed British tanks the said On the southern southern southern south south- ern front our forces attacked British British British Brit Brit- ish camps at and Ale Ale- inflicting heavy losses on the enemy A counterattack by British tanks was repulsed Editors Editor's note French quarters quarters quarters in London stated that an German Italo-German commissioner in Syria with the aid of French High Commissioner General Henri Dentz has been moving all modern war equipment including including including ing mechanized units and the latest latest latest lat lat- lat lat- est planes in Syria to the Iraq border This material according to this source has now moved into Iraq for the use of Iraq and German German German Ger Ger- man troops against the British French quarters in London re remarked remarked remarked re- re marked that this tacitly disarms what has been described as a most efficient French colonial army |