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Posted: Sat, 22 Mar 2003 5:05 AEDT
SAS strikes at weapons of mass destruction: forces chief
Australia's elite Special Air Service troops are in Iraq and have
struck at "command and control nodes" linked with Iraqi weapons of mass
destruction, according to the commander of Australian forces in the
Persian Gulf.
Brigadier Maurie McNairn has given the first briefing
on the activities of his troops.
Brigadier McNairn says the SAS has
been in Iraq for several days after receiving its orders from the
Government.
"They are deep inside Iraq. Their primary role is
strategic reconnaissance, although in some cases where there are command
and control nodes which are used for communications controlling WMD
[weapons of mass destruction], we will, and in some cases have, taken
direct action against those," he said.
"They are probably in as far
and more so than anyone else at the moment, doing that strategic
reconnaissance role."
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