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Canadian forces exchange gunfire with ISIL fighters in Iraq in first confirmed ground battle involving western forces.
Canadian special forces have clashed with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group by exchanging gunfire in Iraq in recent days, in the first confirmed ground battle between western troops and ISIL, a senior officer has said. The Canadians came under mortar and machine gun fire while training Iraqi troops near the front lines and shot back in what Canadian special forces commander, Brigadier General Michael Rouleau, described as self-defence, killing the ISIL fighters.
Rouleau said the melee had taken place in the previous seven days and was "the first time we've taken fire and returned fire" in Iraq, where the armed group has overrun large areas.
Cont... Canadian soldiers clash with ISIL in Iraq - Al Jazeera English
The conflict with ISIS continues to escalate, kudo's to the Canadians special forces snipers. Luckily no casualties on the friendly side.
Still when I read about these things I can't help but be angry that Obama ceded Iraq to ISIS, and now we must go back in to kill them.
He put his personal political gain above the lives of Iraqi's and the coalition forces.
Heres a vid of Canadian spec ops forces.
Canadian special forces have clashed with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group by exchanging gunfire in Iraq in recent days, in the first confirmed ground battle between western troops and ISIL, a senior officer has said. The Canadians came under mortar and machine gun fire while training Iraqi troops near the front lines and shot back in what Canadian special forces commander, Brigadier General Michael Rouleau, described as self-defence, killing the ISIL fighters.
Rouleau said the melee had taken place in the previous seven days and was "the first time we've taken fire and returned fire" in Iraq, where the armed group has overrun large areas.
Cont... Canadian soldiers clash with ISIL in Iraq - Al Jazeera English
The conflict with ISIS continues to escalate, kudo's to the Canadians special forces snipers. Luckily no casualties on the friendly side.
Still when I read about these things I can't help but be angry that Obama ceded Iraq to ISIS, and now we must go back in to kill them.
He put his personal political gain above the lives of Iraqi's and the coalition forces.
Heres a vid of Canadian spec ops forces.