If Australia was to help fight Islamic State targets in Syria it would be based on the legal principle of collective self-defence, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says.
The federal government is considering a request from the US to join the air operation over the country, like it is in Iraq.
The US and Canada are using the legal principle of collective self-defence in Syria and it would be "problematic" to seek a UN mandate given Russia is backing the Assad regime, Ms Bishop told Network Ten on Sunday.
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