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Australia to resume airstrikes in Syria

Australia to resume airstrikes in SyriaCanberra, June 22 (IANS) The Australian Defence Forces (ADF) on Thursday said that it would resume airstrikes in Syria after it announced a temporary halt of all air operations in the war-torn country.

On Tuesday, the ADF said it was suspending operations after Russia warned members of the US-led coalition that any aircraft found west of the Euphrates River would be considered a "target" after an American F/A-18 Super Hornet shot down a Syrian SU-22 on Sunday, reports Xinhua news agency.

The ADF said the "suspension has been lifted", indicating that the decision to halt operations was only a temporary one.

 

"Following the Russian Ministry of Defence's announcement that it would cease deconfliction efforts with coalition aircraft operating in Syria, Australia implemented a temporary operational pause for air strike operations in Syria," the ADF said in a statement.

"This was a precautionary measure to allow the coalition to assess the operational risk and the suspension has since been lifted."

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