Australia Approves Airstrikes Against ISIS Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced on Friday that Australia will conduct airstrikes, and deploy special forces troops to help fight Islamic State militants in Iraq. Abbott said in a press conference that Australian troops will join U.S.-led coalition forces to support the Iraqi government in its fight against ISIS. Only Iraq can defeat ISIL, but Iraq shouldnt be alone, he said. And as far as Australia and our allies are concerned, Iraq wont be alone. See also: How ISIS Hijacked the Syrian Revolution Abbot said Australia will deploy up to eight Australian F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft in the coming days. Australian Special Forces will also deploy to advise and support Iraqi security forces. Read more... More about Australia, Isis, Us World, World, and Tony Abbott Mashable Kari Paul October 03, 2014 at 09:47PM
Posted on: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 22:21:17 +0000
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