Canada is sending 20 combat engineers to train Iraqi troops to dismantle roadside bombs and booby traps left behind by retreating ISIS fighters, the Canadian military announced Friday. The defeat of Islamic State fighters in the northern Iraq city of Mosul a few months ago has left behind tangled ruins littered with improvised explosives. Canadian special forces soldiers, left and right, speak with Peshmerga fighters at an observation post in February 2017 in northern Iraq. The helicopter detachment is a recent addition to Canada's mission in Iraq. Ongoing suspensionCanada's special forces do not fall under MacIsaac's command and questions on their mission were referred to the defence department, which declined an interview.

Source: CBC News November 17, 2017 09:56 UTC