Canada Jets, Planes to be Based in Kuwait for Iraq ‘Mission’

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The Conservative government has announced that Canada's fighter jets and surveillance planes bound for the campaign against the so-called "Daesh" [ISIL] extremist group will be based in Kuwait.

A status of forces agreement with the emirate, which already hosts a Canadian military supply hub, has been concluded.

Furthermore, the base will host CF-18 jet fighters, two CP-140 Auroras and a C-150 Polaris.

It will be about three weeks before the Canadian aircraft are in place and ready to conduct operations.

Meanwhile, New Democrat foreign affairs critic Paul Dewar said that the delay makes a mockery of the government's reasons for shutting down debate on the motion that saw Canada join the US-led coalition in Iraq.

Additionally, Defence Minister Rob Nicholson says they could have debated "30 years" and the NDP would have not supported the combat "mission".

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team