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Australia details military help for US-led coalition
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AUSTRALIA became the first country to detail troop numbers and aircraft for a US-led coalition fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq, as Washington drums up support for global action to counter the terrorist threat.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said yesterday that a 600-strong force comprising 400 airforce personnel and 200 special forces soldiers would be deployed to a US military base in the United Arab Emirates.
A number of countries have responded to US President Barack Obama’s call to join a coalition against Islamic State, but Australia is the first to give details.
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