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Monday, September 01, 2014

Australia to join multinational airlift against Islamic State in Iraq


Australia will join a multinational effort to help Kurdish fighters against the barbaric Islamic State terrorists in Iraq, flying plane loads of arms and munitions into the strife-torn nation.

Tony Abbott has announced today that RAAF C-130 Hercules and C-17 Globemaster aircraft will join aircraft from other nations including Canada, Italy, France, the United Kingdom and the United States to help repel the jihadist extremists.

The Prime Minister said today the “United States Government has requested that Australia help to transport stores of military equipment, including arms and munitions, as part of a multi-nation effort’’.

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