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Another result of the Russian victory may be a Russian

advance towards Baghdad. The Russian forces are already not far from the capital of Mesopotamia, and it is quite conceivable that they may be able to undertake operations in that quarter which will threaten the safety of the Turkish Army before Kut. A great deal, of course, depends upon the weather and the state of the river. On the whole, the situation. is distinctly reassuring.

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