Heather McNab | Daily Mail | 10 Jan 2015
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has confirmed that Australian Special Forces have begun providing training and assistance for an Iraqi security force which a former intelligence officer claims has committed war crimes.
The Australian Special Operations Task Group has partnered with the Counter-Terrorism Service of Iraq in order to aid the fight against Islamic State (IS), a cohort which has openly posted photos of executed militants on social media.
The group has been labelled as ‘responsible for major war crimes and unnecessary civilian casualties’ by a former Australia intelligence officer, reported The Sun Herald.
