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Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Wednesday that his government is sending two unarmed air force planes to support military operations by the United States-led coalition that’s trying to degrade ISIS in Iraq, but said his country would not yet launch its own airstrikes. Abbott said an early-warning and control aircraft and a refueling plane will join operations from a base outside Dubai. He added that his cabinet was awaiting final clearances from the Iraqi government before deciding on combat missions. Australia’s commitment to combat has been widely anticipated.