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Everything you need to know about the SAS war crimes report
The findings of a long and secretive probe into allegations of war crimes among Australia’s elite military unit will now be made public.
The spotlight will be shone on the Australian Special Forces, which are used to operating in the shadows, revealing in part war crimes that were committed during the Afghanistan War.
- Josh Butler and Cait Kelly
- The New Daily
The revelations are expected to be sobering.
Among other things, the report is expected to detail “bloodings” – initiation games where junior soldiers were encouraged to execute innocent civilians.
As the four-year investigation launched by the…