Monday, January 19, 2015

Canadian Soldiers Involved In The First Ground Battle Between Western Troops And The Islamic State

Canadian Special Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM) provides Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) with military training. Now the forces have also been involved in combat. Photo: CANSOFCOM, DND.

IBTimes: Canadian Special Forces Confront ISIS In First Ground Battle Between Western Troops And Militant Group

WNU Editor: Apparently Canadian troops are more actively involved in the fight against the Islamic State than what is being reported .... Canadian special forces guiding missile strikes in Iraq (Globe and Mail)

More News On Canadian Soldiers Being Involved In The First Ground Battle Between Western Troops And The Islamic State

Canadian soldiers exchange fire with ISIS in Iraq -- AP
Canada special forces clash with IS in Iraq -- AFP
Canadian special forces calling in airstrikes and shooting ISIL gunmen -- Ottawa Citizen
Canadian special forces come under fire on Iraq front lines, 'neutralize threat' -- CTV News
Canadian snipers ended up in firefight with ISIS during visit to front line in Iraq, senior officer says -- National Post
ISIS fight: Canadian special forces returned fire in last week -- CBC
Canada exchanges fire with Islamic State in Iraq -- BBC
Canadian Spec Ops Involved in Iraq Firefight -- Defense News
Canadian troops exchanged fire with ISIS -- The Hill
Canadian soldiers clash with ISIL in Iraq -- Al Jazeera

1 comment:

James said...

Check out the guys in the plastic chairs background left. Like many other pics of Iraqi army personnel they seem to be there only for the check.