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Canada to End ISIS Bombing by February 22

HeadlineFeb 09, 2016

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will end its bombing mission against the self-proclaimed Islamic State in Iraq and Syria by February 22, fulfilling his campaign pledge. Canada will withdraw six fighter jets but keep two surveillance planes in the region and triple the number of soldiers training Iraqi Kurdish forces. Trudeau spoke at a news conference in Ottawa Monday.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: “The lethal enemy of barbarism isn’t hatred, it’s reason. And the people terrorized by ISIL every day don’t need our vengeance, they need our help.”

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