Australia to Aid Islamic State Foes as Terror Peril Grows
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Australia will join the U.S. in offering aid to foes of Islamic State as the threat of militants returning from Iraq and Syria to commit terror attacks in their home countries triggers heightened alerts.
“The large number of Australians participating in the conflict means Australia is facing its highest threat for some time,” Attorney-General George Brandis said in an e-mailed statement. The nation will heed a U.S. request to join a multinational effort in providing aircraft to transport military equipment and arms to anti-militant forces in Iraq, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said today.