RAAF air strikes against Islamic State could be delayed a week, says Iraq ambassador

By David Wroe
Updated October 2 2014 - 3:08pm, first published 1:53pm
Mouayed Saleh, Iraq's ambassador to Australia. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Mouayed Saleh, Iraq's ambassador to Australia. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Mouayed Saleh, Iraq's ambassador to Australia. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Mouayed Saleh, Iraq's ambassador to Australia. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Mouayed Saleh, Iraq's ambassador to Australia. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Mouayed Saleh, Iraq's ambassador to Australia. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Mouayed Saleh, Iraq's ambassador to Australia. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Mouayed Saleh, Iraq's ambassador to Australia. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
A Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A tanker transport takes off in the Middle East Region. RAAF aircraft conducted their first mission over Iraq on October 01, 2014. Photo: SGT Andrew Eddie
A Royal Australian Air Force KC-30A tanker transport takes off in the Middle East Region. RAAF aircraft conducted their first mission over Iraq on October 01, 2014. Photo: SGT Andrew Eddie

Iraq's ambassador says that an invitation from Baghdad for Australia to begin air strikes against the Islamic State group may still be a week away, in part because of a major Muslim holiday looming.

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