Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he is certain New Zealand defence forces "will give a fine account of themselves" in the joint training mission with Australia in Iraq to help Iraq fight the Islamic State. "They will be I suppose splendid sons of Anzacs, that's what they will be, over there in Iraq."
Abbott: 'Splendid sons of Anzacs' in Iraq
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