- “CENTCOM Designates Ops Against ISIL as ‘Inherent Resolve’ “ – CF Fact Sheet on Operation IMPACT
- “Canadian military transport leaves for Kuwait”
- “(CAN Foreign Minister) Baird Meets with Amir of Kuwait” – “Baird touts His Highness Amir’s support against terrorism” – “Saudi, Canadian foreign ministers to hold talks on key regional issues”
- From the Info-machine “Canada Condemns ISIL’s Assault on Women”
- “Statement by Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff Following Meeting with Coalition Partners — The Government of Canada has chosen to stand with our international partners to combat the terrorist threat posed by the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) ….”
- Commentary “Government has responsibility to communicate”
- “US to Strengthen Anti-IS Coalition Public Diplomacy: US Official”
- “Analysis: Can US strategy defeat ISIL? — Lacking cohesive local ground forces to attack in tandem, coalition air strikes will have limited effect, experts say ….”
- On ISIS’s propaganda (and counter-propaganda) “ISIS’s Information Operations: Analyzing their Themes and Messages” – 3D’s Mark Collins on “The Caliphate’s Powerful Messaging: Not Just Social Media” – “How the battle against IS is being fought online”
- Institute for the Study of War’s Iraq Situation Report: October 13-15, 2014
- “US: Strikes near Kobani have killed hundreds” – “US bombs ‘stall ISIL advance in Kobane’ “ – “U.S. hits targets around Kobani for humanitarian purposes – Allen” – more
- “Kurds hold their own against militants in Syria”
- “Helmets on: Dutch biker gang joins fight against Islamic State”
#CANinIRQ Update – October 15, 2013
