No Australian combat troops to fight in Middle East

The so-called Islamic State (IS) group is weak and Australia has no plans to send combat troops to fight it, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says. Mr Turnbull was speaking after terror attacks in Paris claimed by IS. His remarks contrasted with former prime minister Tony Abbott’s description of IS as a “death cult”. Mr Abbott, […]

The so-called Islamic State (IS) group is weak and Australia has no plans to send combat troops to fight it, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says.
Mr Turnbull was speaking after terror attacks in Paris claimed by IS.
His remarks contrasted with former prime minister Tony Abbott’s description of IS as a “death cult”.
Mr Abbott, now serving as a backbench MP, called for Australia to commit combat troops to the Middle East after the Paris attacks.
Australia is part of a US-led coalition bombing the group in Iraq and Syria.