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Defence Minister, Rob Nicholson, has mentioned in his recent remarks that Canadian commandos are permitted to call in airstrikes against Islamic State forces since September since the government “did not put limits on their ability to advise and assist the Iraqis” in the first place. According to the minister, when the military officials were deployed to Iraq, “we approved the assisting and advisory role of the special forces approximately a month before we had the parliamentary approval for the six-month airstrike.”
During a telephonic interview from London following a meeting of countries involved in the fight against ISIL, Nicholson stated that “this has been part of the advice and assistance we have been providing. “We didn’t put limits on their ability to advise and assist the Iraqis.” He alleged that “so the special forces were there to provide advice and assistance, and that’s exactly what they have done.” However, minister’s comment unequivocally contradictory with the comments passed by defence chief, Gen. Tom Lawson, who only hours earlier released an unusual statement that said the decision to start calling in airstrikes was made after Oct. 19.
Lawson alleged that “I understand that there may be some questions about my comments on Oct. 19 about the nature of activities being undertaken by Canada’s Special Operations Forces in Iraq. To be clear, the situation on the ground has evolved since I offered those remarks, and we have increased our assistance with respect to targeting air strikes in direct correlation with an increased threat encountered by the ISF.”
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