Morrison visits Australian soldiers in Iraq, discusses IS fight with Iraqi leader

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has met with Australian troops at the Taji base in Iraq where the ADF is working to train local forces.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison makes a pre-Christmas visit to Australian troops in Iraq. Source: AAP

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has visited the 800 Australian defence personnel serving at two operating bases in the Middle East, including the Taji base in Iraq.

Australian troops in Baghdad and at Taji have now trained more than 40,000 local Iraqi troops, according to the government.

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