1971 in International Media Reports

Photograph: A mother and her children at West Bengal refugee camp / Sarasota Journal

Photograph: A mother and her children at West Bengal refugee camp

East Pakistan Secedes, Civil War Breaks Out / Boston Globe

NEW DELHI, India Civil war was reported in East Pakistan yesterday and thousands of villagers fought West Pakistani troops in four major cities, even using spears and clubs in the battle , the Press Trust of India news agency (PTI) reported.

Mass Murder Reported in East Pakistan / The Milwaukee Journal

Mass Murder Reported in East Pakistan

Paratroops Near Heart of Dacca / Daily News

Paratroops Near Heart of Dacca

Indians shell Pakistan capital / Eugene Register-Guard

Indians shell Pakistan capital

Surrender bid thwarted / The Sydney Morning Herald

Surrender bid thwarted

Indian papratroops advance on Dacca / The Sydney Morning Herald

Indian papratroops advance on Dacca

New peace moves reported / The Sydney Morning Herald

New peace moves reported

Gadsden Times

Defeated Army Begins Disbanding

Lodi News-Sentinel

Death Ruled During Pakistan Rebellion

The Deseret News

Civil War Flares In East Pakistan

The Spokesman-Review

Cease-fire Plan Now Before UN

Daily Telegraph

Civil war flares in East Pakistan

The Miami News

Analysis: Nixon and Pakistan - an unpopular alliance

The Miami News

Bengalis Reported Still Fighting In East Pakistan

The Miami News

Advancing Troops Within Artillery Range Of Dacca

The Glasgow Herald

Editorial: Genocide?

St. Petersburg Times

Guerrillas Rekindle Hopes, Means Of Revolution