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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

US warned it might suspend ties with Australian special forces over war crime allegations

Gen Angus Campbell said he received a letter from the United States defence attache in Canberra after the Brereton report.
Gen Angus Campbell said he received a letter from the United States defence attache in Canberra after the Brereton report. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

The United States warned that it may have to suspend cooperation with Australian special forces after the release of a report into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan, the Senate has heard.

The chief of the Australian defence force, Gen Angus Campbell, also confirmed that an army member’s employment arrangements had been “adjusted” after the US raised the issue.

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