Canadian planes carry out first strikes in Syria: Army
Canada carried out its first air strikes in Syria on Wednesday the military said, expanding Ottawa`s contribution to the US-led coalition against Islamic State, after parliament approved a larger role in the conflict.
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Ottawa: Canada carried out its first air strikes in Syria on Wednesday the military said, expanding Ottawa`s contribution to the US-led coalition against Islamic State, after parliament approved a larger role in the conflict.
The strike near Raqqa, an IS stronghold, was carried out with a group of 10 aircraft, including six US planes.
Canadian strikes had been limited to Iraqi territory, but at the end of March Canadian lawmakers narrowly passed a measure to allow the country`s aircraft to target IS targets in Syria.
Opposition lawmakers argued Canada should not deepen its involvement in the long-running and complex war.
Canada first joined the anti-IS coalition in November and it has also deployed about 70 special forces troops to train Kurds to fight IS in northern Iraq.
Despite a sustained air campaign and ground advances in Iraq, the radical group still holds large swaths of territory straddling Syria and Iraq.
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