Iraq Airstrike
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New air defences needed in wake of Iran attack, Canadian Army saysNo one was injured in the missile attack, which was in retaliation for the killing of Iranian Maj.-Gen. Qassem Soleimani by a U.S. drone last week.CanadaJan 8, 2020
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Canadian military personnel in Iraq safe after base targeted in Iran missile strikesThe Canadian Forces have flown dozens of Canadian, American and other allied troops out of Iraq ahead of Iranian missile strikes on multiple military bases.CanadaJan 7, 2020
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How Trump settled on the airstrike that killed SoleimaniTrump immediately wanted to target Gen. Qassem Soleimani. It was a decision his predecessors avoided and one that risked inflaming tensions with Tehran.PoliticsJan 4, 2020
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‘World is much safer’: Toronto’s Iranian community reacts to U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian commander"We are facing a world with one less criminal. This is good news for the region, for democracy, for freedom and as an Canadian Iranian I definitely feel this is good news for our community in Canada as well."CanadaJan 3, 2020
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Iraq forces shell Islamic State near Mosul as fighting enters second weekIraqi forces shelled Islamic State positions outside Mosul on Monday as fighting to retake the extremist-held city entered its second week and a rights group urged a probe into a suspected airstrike that hit a mosque, killing over a dozen civilians.WorldOct 24, 2016
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Canadian Forces spend New Year’s Eve bombing Iraq militant positionsThe planes were acting in support of Iraqi security forces' group operations west of Fallujah.CanadaJan 1, 2015
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