Australia: Australian jets drop first bombs on Islamic State targets in Syria
Defence Minister Kevin Andrews says Australian aircraft have dropped bombs on ISIS targets in Syria for the first time.
Mr Andrews confirmed the mission, that occurred two days ago, this morning.
“An Australian hornet fighter aircraft destroyed a Daesh armoured personnel carrier with a precision guided missile,” Mr Andrews said.
“This is part of our logical extension in the fight against Daesh to operate not just over northern Iraq but also to operate over eastern Syria in order to degrade and destroy the Daesh forces.”