Canada Promises to Send Military Advisers to Iraq

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced that Canada has committed to deploy Canadian Armed Forces personnel in Iraq in compliance of the U.S.-led 10-nation coalition, which is regrouping to battle the spread of the Islamic State militia that’s wreaking havoc across that beleaguered country.

In his remarks, Mr. Harper stated that his government will deploy “several dozen” military advisers to Iraq in order to provide strategic and tactical help for the Baghdad government in its ongoing battles against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). It was highlighted that the “core coalition” of countries formed by the U.S. is primarily focusing on assisting Iraqi forces to fight the Islamic state and are not directly dispatch troops to enter in combat with ISIL.

The announcement was made by Mr. Harper at a NATO summit near Cardiff, Wales, where alliance leaders convened to discuss the threat posed by the Islamic state. He mentioned that “the fanaticism of the ISIL terrorist group is a real threat to regional security and millions of innocent people in Iraq, Syria and beyond.” Furthermore, Mr. Harper mentioned in his statement that “left unchecked, ISIL is also a direct threat to Canada and its allies. [This] deployment … is a concrete measure to deter the murderous rampage of ISIL and respond to the humanitarian crisis it has caused.” It was also stated that the initial deployment will be for a period of up to 30 days and reassessed after that time.