Canada makes history as it launches its first-ever airstrike's against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria on Sunday in the area of Fallujah, west of Baghdad.
The recent activity by the Canadian Air Force is a part of the attacks being carried out by the US-led coalition against the said group of militants. Other countries such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey have reportedly joined the anti-IS coalition which aims to combat the extremists. On the other hand, the Islamic State has already promised to target other nations that attempt to join the US force in bringing them down.
According to Canada's Defense Minister Rob Nicholson, Two Canadian CF-18 jet fighters have successfully dropped laser-guided bombs in the said region in Iraq with an attempt to combat the ISIS fighters. The air strikes launched by the country targeting the extremists are no longer new since the US and its allies have been constantly bombardingthe ISIS-controlled territory in the country and in Syria.
Sunday's mission in Fallujah, which reportedly summed up to four hours, was considered a success. The Air Force's original attempt to launch the mission on Thursday has been postponed due to poor weather conditions. Laser-guided bombs used in the operation are reportedly functions only in good weather conditions.
Canada's involvement in the ongoing air strikes targeting the ISIL group which already takes over a large portion of Iraq and Syria came after Canadian lawmakers voted in support of joining the US-led bombing mission.
Although Canada already launched its first set of airstrikes against the group of extremists, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has reportedly emphasized that their troops will not be fighting against ISIL in any ground operations, may it be in Iraq or Syria. As part of the country's six-month commitment, it has shipped one million kilograms of military supplies to Iraq's military force.
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