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Sun Aug 31, 2014, 09:44 AM Aug 2014

Australia to deliver arms in Iraq at US request

Australian will help deliver arms to Kurdish fighters battling Islamic State militants in Iraq.

Describing the situation in the country as an "humanitarian catastrophe," Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced on Sunday that the government had agreed to a US request for Australia to transport military equipment on the RAAF C-130J Hercules and C-17A Globemaster aircraft.

"Australia will join international partners to help the [anti-IS] forces in Iraq," Mr Abbott said in a statement.

Australian planes will fly alongside aircraft from Canada, Italy, France, Britain and the US.



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