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Thursday, June 22, 2017

New Mission against ISIL won’t include sending troops to Syria: Sajjan

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By: Lee Berthiaume, The Globe and Mail Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has ruled out sending Canadian troops into Syria as the clock ticks d...

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

Sajjan: Canada Committed to Iraq for the Long-Haul; Afghanistan Training Mission a Possibility

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Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press HALIFAX — The federal government is considering a NATO request to send police trainers to Afghanistan,...

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Ottawa Appears Likely to Extend Military Mission in Iraq

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By: Bruce Campion-Smith, Toronto Star Ottawa appears likely to extend Canada’s military deployment in Iraq by several months as the fight fo...

Friday, December 16, 2016

Battle for Mosul will shape Canada's ground commitment in Iraq

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Canadian special forces launch a mission from a base in Erbil, Iraq, on Nov. 14, 2016 (Murray Brewster/CBC) By: Murray Brewster, CBC New...

Monday, November 21, 2016

Canada Hiding Bravery of its Special Forces

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By: Scott Taylor, The Chronicle Herald Last week, the Canadian military told reporters that our special forces operatives in northern Iraq ...

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Vance: Canadian Special Forces have fired first at Islamic State

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By: Michelle Zilio, The Globe and Mail The country’s top soldier says that Canadian troops have shot first at Islamic State forces in Ira...

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Canadian Special Forces Engaging ISIS to protect Civilians& Allies

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By: Murray Brewster, CBC News Canadian special forces soldiers in Iraq have occasionally opened fire without warning on Islamic State extre...

Monday, November 14, 2016

Canadian Special Forces Watching for Human Rights Abuses in Battle of Mosul

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By: Murray Brewster, CBC News Canadian special forces troops have been told to keep an eye out for possible human rights abuses and sectari...

Friday, November 11, 2016

On Remembrance Day, Canadians in Iraq face combat

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By: GAVIN JOHN, SPECIAL TO THE TORONTO SUN BISHAQA, IRAQ - You don’t have to go far back in history to remember a Canadian soldier fighting ...

Thursday, November 3, 2016

Quagmire: Iraq could get messy for Canada

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Adnan R. Khan , Maclean's Canadian Special Forces are in the thick of the battle around Mosul. What comes next? The way the comman...

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

How Canada Is Indirectly Taking Part In The Battle For Mosul

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By: Jonathan Wade, Huffington Post While Canada pulled its fighter aircraft from the U.S.-led coalition earlier this year, the Canadian For...

Friday, October 28, 2016

Admit it. Canadian troops in Iraq aren’t just advising. They’re fighting

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By: Thomas Walkom, Toronto Star It has always been a myth that Canada’s soldiers in Iraq don’t do combat. Now the myth is even harder to sus...

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Sajjan stays mum on role of Canadian soldiers in Mosul offensive

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By: Bruce Champion-Smith, Toronto Star OTTAWA—Photos have emerged that apparently show Canadian special forces soldiers near front-line acti...

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Video Appears to Show Canadian Special Forces in Battle Against ISIL Near Mosul

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By: Ben Makuch , Vice News New video released last week shows Canadian special forces setting up a mobile anti-tank rocket atop a Kurdish ar...

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Canadian Special Forces providing crucial support in Battle of Mosul

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By: Steven Chase, Globe and Mail Canadian Armed Forces members are playing a modest but vital supporting role as the operation to retake Mo...

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