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Canadian Special Forces Confront ISIS
Canadian special forces exchanged gunfire with fighters belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group in Iraq in recent days, in the first confirmed ground battles between Western troops and ISIS.
“My troops had completed a planning session with senior Iraqi leaders several kilometers behind the front lines,” Canadian special forces commander Brig. Gen. Michael Rouleau said.
“When they moved forward to confirm the planning at the front lines in order to visualize what they had discussed over a map, they came under immediate and effective mortar and machine gunfire.”
The general said the Canadians used sniper fire to “neutralize both threats” and there were no Canadian injuries.
The British government, meanwhile, has released new details of recent bombing raids against IS positions.
Will Inglis reports.
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