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06/11/2008: "Australia ends Iraq combat role"

Australia, one of the first countries to commit troops to the war in Iraq five years ago, has ended its combat operations there.

Australian troops are due to begin returning home in a few days in line with a promise by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd who swept to power in November.

He said the previous government had abused intelligence information to justify joining the Iraq war.

[ Clearly the present Prime Minister is an improvement on his predecessor. ]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7430600.stm