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• Canada focused on defeating ISIL amid ‘sensitive’ relations with Iraq: commander

  Canadian special-forces soldiers are treading carefully in Iraq following an Iranian missile attack against their main base last month.

  Canada

  Feb 7, 2020
  
• Canadian forces in Iraq planning for impact of U.S. withdrawal from Syria: commander

  Maj.-Gen. Peter Dawe said the planned U.S. withdrawal from Syria has not yet had any material impact on his soldiers' mission against the Islamic State, which is up for renewal at the end of March.

  Canada

  Feb 23, 2019
  
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• Canadian NATO commander wary of ‘underground’ threats ahead of Iraq training mission

  The Canadian commander of NATO's training mission in Iraq says he has a challenging job on his hands, but one that could be vital to promoting long-lasting stability in the country.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2018
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• Justin Trudeau says Canada will command training mission in Iraq

  The Canadian military will command a new NATO training and capacity building mission in Iraq for its first year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in Brussels on Wednesday as part of the annual alliance summit.

  Canada

  Jul 11, 2018
• Canada’s future role in Iraq being mulled after liberation from ISIS: Sajjan

  Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory over ISIL earlier this month.

  Politics

  Dec 21, 2017
• Canadian troops in Iraq mount pressure on ISIS around Syrian border

  Canadian special forces have shifted their operations in northern Iraq to put pressure on ISIS in places outside the strategic city of Mosul - including along the border with Syria.

  Canada

  Feb 20, 2017