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| Iraq | |
| Canadian soldiers combat ISIL on Iraqi ground | |
| 2015-01-20 | |
[IraqiNews.com] The Canadian Ministry of Defense assured that its soldiers clashed with the gunnies of the ISIL on ground in Iraq.
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... fighters in Iraq in recent days, in the first confirmed ground battle between Western troops and IS, a senior officer said Monday. "My troops had completed a planning session with senior Iraqi leaders several kilometers behind the front lines," Canadian special forces commander Brigadier General 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. He said the clash had taken place in the previous seven days and was "the first time we've taken fire and returned fire" in Iraq. | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #3 the Canadians used sniper fire to "neutralize both threats Warms my heart, it does. And no injuries is gravy! |
| Posted by: SteveS 2015-01-20 21:08 |
| #2 The general said the Canadians used sniper fire to "neutralize both threats" and there were no Canadian injuries. Proud I am. Kinda wish . . . . . NAH!!! . . . . . I'm too old. |
| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2015-01-20 20:59 |
| #1 Snowshoes |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-01-20 11:50 |