#CANvsISIL
- “Canadian Armed Forces cease airstrike operations in Iraq and Syria” – “Canada’s air mission against ISIS has ended, Sajjan tells Commons debate” – “Les Forces armées canadiennes mettent fin à leurs frappes aériennes en Irak et en Syrie” – “Canada’s fighter jets fly final anti-ISIS raids” – “CF-18s coming home” – “Canadian jets carry out final air strikes against IS targets” – “Canada Stops Airstrikes Against Daesh” – “Canada has flown its last raid in Syria”
- Debating Canada’s Mission in the House of Commons Text of the motions debated – Debate (via Hansard) – Anti-ISIS mission debate by itself (25 page PDF via Dropbox)
- “Justin Trudeau defends new strategy to battle ISIS” – “Conservatives slam Trudeau for end of ISIS bombing mission” – “Liberal Plan to Combat ISIS Incoherent and Lacking Transparency: Bezan and Clement” – “Liberals, opposition square off over retooled ISIS mission” – “Positions et arguments au premier jour du débat sur la nouvelle mission contre l’EI”
- “Ignatieff’s views on the Syria situation make him very difficult to take seriously”
- “Who speaks for the Yazidi in Canada?”
- “Canada in Afghanistan: A Role Model for Canada’s Middle East Mission?”
- Note Pentagon Info-machine still lists Canada as a “Coalition (country) which have conducted strikes in Iraq (Syria) …” “Military strikes continue against ISIL terrorists in Syria and Iraq”
- Via the Institute for the Study of War “Iraq Situation Report: February 12 – 17, 2016” – “Update on Aleppo and Recommendations from “Armed Opposition Forces in Aleppo” “
Libya Next?
- “UN envoy to Libya says time running out, Daesh expanding — The UN envoy to Libya is urging its parliament to endorse a unity government that can help combat a mushrooming Daesh affiliate, he told The Associated Press on Wednesday, the fifth anniversary of the uprising that toppled Muammar Qadhafi and plunged the country into chaos. “Every day lost in political dialogue is a day of gain of Daesh,” Martin Kobler said in the interview. “There is chaos. There is anarchy in which Daesh expands.”…”
- “EU NAVFOR operation in Mediterranean showing results”
- “Leaked Document Indicates There May Soon Be EU Military Involvement in Libya” – The European Union’s forces patrolling the central Mediterranean to keep people smugglers out may soon move to Libya’s territorial waters …” – “Leaked report indicates EU operation will expand to Libya”
What’s Canada Buying?
- Big Honkin’ Ships “Shipbuilders call for federal strategy overhaul to avoid an ’embarrassment’ “ – “Canadian Shipbuilders welcome review and reform of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy”
- F-35 Tug o’ War “Should the F-35 Still Be Considered for Canada?”
- “New Mack Trucks for Canadian Forces successfully finish cold weather testing”
- “Trudeau may come to bitterly regret the Saudi arms deal”
Way Up North
- “Edmonton-based soldiers head north for parachute mission to the Arctic — 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Light Infantry recently parachuted into Nunavut as part of Exercise Arctic Ram. Global’s Kent Morrison was in the plane when they jumped …”
- “It’s time for the Liberals to show us their Arctic plan”
- “Federal Liberal government confirms funding for Iqaluit deepwater port”
- “US strategy for Arctic includes Alaska’s Aleutians and Bering Sea”
- “Ice-Breaking Diplomacy: Countries In The Arctic Circle Show How To Handle Territorial Disputes”
Other
- “Time for Canada to Reengage with Russia” – “Canada Wants to Reopen Dialogue with Russia”
- “Matthew Fisher: Lessons on national defence from Down Under”
- Via the Info-machine during Black History Month “Captain Sonny Brown: Homing in on history” – “Recruits of quality”
- More from the Info-machine “CAF moving towards new automated method of distributing GPS encryption keys”
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