SYDNEY, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Australia's footprint in Iraq is set to become larger as its training mandate is expanded to include the fledgling nation's federal and local law enforcement agencies.
In a joint press conference with visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden in Sydney on Tuesday, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said one of the most important objectives now in Iraq is to make sure peace is maintained once the security forces have liberated areas from Islamic State.
Australia's current program is restricted to training the Iraqi security forces in their counter-terrorism operations, but Biden said the close ally is up to the task.
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