ADF lifts Syria air strike suspension

A suspension of air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria has been lifted.

File image of a A RAAF F/A-18A Hornet (foreground) and a RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet (rear) Source: AAP

Australian air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria will resume after a temporary suspension.

They were halted as a precautionary measure after a US fighter jet shot down a Syrian warplane and Russia warned it would treat all US coalition aircraft west of the Euphrates River in Syria as "airborne targets" as a result.

Defence on Thursday announced the suspension has since been lifted.

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Published 22 June 2017 9:44am

Updated 22 June 2017 12:27pm

Source: AAP

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