Trudeau says Canada will cease airstrikes against ISIS in Syria and Iraq
Canadian troops will now "focus on training and advising local security forces to take their fight directly to ISIL," according to a government statement. Canada says it will still assist with aerial refueling and surveillance activities associated with the airstrikes. The mission, known as Operation IMPACT, started launching combat airstrikes in Nov., 2014. The Canadian Armed Forces say that now, […]Merrit Kennedy writes for NPR:
Canadian troops will now "focus on training and advising local security forces to take their fight directly to ISIL," according to a government statement. Canada says it will still assist with aerial refueling and surveillance activities associated with the airstrikes. The mission, known as Operation IMPACT, started launching combat airstrikes in Nov., 2014. The Canadian Armed Forces say that now, "six CF-188 Hornets, along with associated aircrew and support personnel currently deployed to the region, will return to Canada in a phased approach." Dan Karpenchuk in Toronto tells our Newscast unit that "the number of Canadian special forces trainers will be increased from 69 to more than 200."
