Syria mission 'increasingly complex' because of Russian intervention: Defence

By James Massola
Updated October 7 2015 - 2:13pm, first published 1:50pm
Vice-Admiral David Johnston Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Vice-Admiral David Johnston Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Australia's military operations chief has conceded Russia's entry into the multi-sided civil war on the side of Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad has "self-evidently" changed the situation on the ground, making the fight against Islamic State "increasingly complex".