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September 18, 2014       Share:    

Source: http://www.janes.com/article/43085/australia-commits-sas-f-a-18s-wedgetail-and-more-to-anti-is-coalition

Australia Commits Combat Aircraft and Special Forces to Anti-IS Coalition

(IHS Jane's Defence Weekly-UK) Julian Kerr - Australia is pre-positioning combat aircraft and special forces in the Middle East ready to participate in the U.S.-led effort in Iraq to degrade the Islamic State (IS), following a formal request for assistance from the U.S. and the government of new Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Adabi. The Australian forces are expected to be in place at Al Minhad air base in the UAE before the end of the month.

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