Explainer: Australian response to Syrian crisis

Australia's humanitarian response to the Syria/Iraq refugee crisis

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• Take an extra 12,000 refugees from the region, on top of the annual humanitarian intake of 13,750
• They will be offered permanent resettlement
• The focus will be on women, children and families from persecuted minorities who have sought temporary refuge in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey
• Australian immigration officials will work with the United Nations refugee agency to identify who will come, subject to normal security, health and character checks
• $44 million to the United Nations refugee agency and other organisations to help deliver food, water, blankets and emergency supplies to 240,000 people in countries neighbouring Syria and Iraq
• RAAF bombers will enter Syrian airspace to hit Islamic State targets only
• Australian military will not be targeting the Assad regime in Syria
• Legal basis for the attacks is collective self-defence of Iraq