This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper has clearly asserted in his recent statement that the Special Forces will not limit their military mission in Iraq but instead guide air strikes and fight back against Islamic State militants. The Prime Minister mentioned in the statement that “we want to advise and assist Iraqi forces, particularly the Kurdish forces, to lead the combat themselves.”
In his remarks, Mr. Harper explained that “let me be clear, this is a robust mission. We are there to make those guys effective so they can take on the Islamic State and deal with them. If those guys fire at us, we are going to fire back and we are going to kill them, just like our guys did.” These comments were made by Harper amidst the controversy sparked by Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Tom Lawson’s statement that said the role of the ground troops in Iraq has “evolved” over time.
On the other hand, Defene Minister Rob Nicholson mentioned at a ministerial meeting of 21 countries involved in the coalition in London that the government “didn’t put limits” on the special forces’ mandate to “advise and assist” Iraqi forces. He said that “they are making sure that the effort to strike at ISIL is as efficient and effective and, quite frankly, as safe as possible. Canadians do have the expertise, and that is why we are working at training the Iraqis in this particular area” adding that “they want to make sure they do everything possible to reduce the possibility of civilian deaths, civilian casualties.”
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