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1,000 Arab Youths Sent to Iraq for Military Training

January 22, 1937
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Arab military preparations of an ominous character are going forward, according to reports published here today by evening newspapers.

The reports said about 1,000 Arab youths from all parts of Palestine have gone to Iraq to enter a military academy there and to undergo a period of training in the Iraq army. They are scheduled to return next Summer.

According to the reports, all expenses of the trip are being covered by a special Arab drive.

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