Bound for Baghdad: Australian special forces to join Iraq's elite soldiers in fight against Islamic State

By David Wroe
Updated October 21 2014 - 2:23am, first published October 20 2014 - 7:41pm
Assistant minister for Defence Stuart Robert.  Photo: Andrew Meares
Assistant minister for Defence Stuart Robert. Photo: Andrew Meares

Australian special forces officers are expected to arrive in Baghdad within days, in preparation for advising Iraqi troops from the elite Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) in their fight against the Islamic State.