Defence minister visits troops in Iraq
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Fresh from visiting Afghanistan, Defence Minister Marise Payne has dropped in on Australian troops in Iraq.
She met with members of the Special Operations Task Group, which is assisting and advising the local army, as well as personnel from Task Group Taji who are training Iraqi security forces.
Senator Payne also sat down with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and her counterpart Khalid al-Obeidi, reinforcing Australia's commitment to helping Iraq defeat Daesh.
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