Australian Troops in Iraq Working With Fighting Forces Accused of War Crimes

The Sydney Morning Herald just revealed that Australian Special Forces in Iraq are now directly working with a U.S.-formed, -backed, and -trained “elite Iraqi security force accused of killing prisoners and other human rights violations.”

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Published early Saturday morning Australian time, the Herald article notes that Prime Minister Tony Abbott “has confirmed that the 200-strong Australian Special Operations Task Group in Iraq has begun providing ‘training and assistance’ for the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) in its battle against Islamic State.”

“Former Australian defense intelligence officers say the service has ‘unquestionably been responsible for major war crimes and unnecessary civilian casualties’,” the article states.