Canadian air force jets have made their last strikes, targeting an IS "fighting position in the vicinity of Fallujah," Iraq, a Defense Ministry statement said PHOTO: AFP
The final air strikes were against an IS "fighting position in the vicinity of Fallujah," Iraq, a Defense Ministry statement said. The planes flew their last sortie on Sunday, it added.
Canada withdrawing fighter jets from Iraq, Syria, Trudeau tells Obama
In place of the six F-18 fighter jets, Ottawa said it would triple the number of special forces training Kurdish militia in northern Iraq to about 210.
Canadian CC-150T Polaris refueling and CP-140 Aurora surveillance aircraft would continue to play roles in the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group, it said.
Canadian who says he fought Islamic State detained in Australia
The withdrawal of Canada's warplanes -- a campaign promise made by Trudeau in the run-up to October legislative elections -- is seen as a symbolic blow against unity in the US-led coalition bombing the IS group in Iraq and Syria.
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