NO GROUND forces TO SYRIA File photo dated November 17 shows US President Barack Obama (R) listening as Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (L) speaks following a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Manila. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said in a national security address to parliament in Canberra on November 24 that there was no global support for a US-led ground force to destroy the Islamic State group, while warning resolve to defeat jihadists has never been stronger. AFP PHOTO
NO GROUND forces TO SYRIA File photo dated November 17 shows US President Barack Obama (R) listening as Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (L) speaks following a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Manila. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said in a national security address to parliament in Canberra on November 24 that there was no global support for a US-led ground force to destroy the Islamic State group, while warning resolve to defeat jihadists has never been stronger. AFP PHOTO

SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Tuesday there was no global support for a US-led ground force to destroy the Islamic State group, which he called fundamentally weak with “more Twitter accounts than fighters.”

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