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Air Force's Initial Combat Mission In Syria Is Confirmed

September 15 2015

Australia

The Australian air force has made its first mission in Syria, according to a statement from the Australian Dept. of Defense.

The Australian air task group completed its first operational mission overnight on Friday, providing on-call interdiction and targeting support for the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State, said the statement.

Last Wednesday, the federal government announced that the anti-ISIS campaign would be expanded beyond Iraq into Syria, noted the...

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