Australia launches first airstrike in Iraq
CANBERRA - An Australian fighter jet has made the country's first airstrike against an Islamic State target in Iraq since the Australian government committed its air force to combat missions, defense officials said on Thursday.
The Australian Defense Force did not say what type of facility had been attacked or where in northern Iraq it was.
"Two bombs were dropped from an F/A-18F Super Hornet on to an ISIL facility" overnight, a Defense statement said.
"All aircraft exited the target area safely and returned to base," it added.
