Australia participates in humanitarian mission in northern Iraq
US troops prepare for a humanitarian aid drop in northern Iraq earlier this month. (EPA/SHAWN NICKEL / US AIR FORCE) EPA/SHAWN NICKEL / US AIR FORCE
Australia has participated with the US military to drop food and other emergency supplies to the besieged Iraqi town of Amerli.
The town is home to thousands of Shia Turkomen who have been cut off by jihadist rebels from receiving food, water and medical supplies.
"At the request of the government of Iraq, the United States military today airdropped humanitarian aid to the town of Amerli," said Pentagon press secretary Rear Admiral John Kirby.
"The United States Air Force delivered this aid alongside aircraft from Australia, France and the United Kingdom who also dropped much needed supplies."
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