Canadian commandos have boosted their presence significantly in Iraq and have recently come under fire from Islamic State gunmen, says the deputy commander of Canadian special forces. No Canadian ...

but long-held tensions boiled over after an overwhelming majority of Kurds voted to separate from Iraq. At the time violence broke out, roughly 200 Canadian special forces were stationed in and ...

Canadian commandos have recently come under fire from Islamic State gunmen in Iraq, the deputy commander of Canada’s special forces said Thursday. Enjoy the latest local, national and ...

A sniper with Canada's elite special forces in Iraq has shattered the world record for the longest confirmed kill shot in military history at a staggering distance of 3,540 metres. The Canadian ...

OTTAWA —A tough-talking Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Canadian soldiers in Iraq will continue their ... we want to advise and assist Iraqi forces, particularly the Kurdish forces ...

A contingent of Canada's elite commandos were thrown into a day-long battle alongside Kurdish Peshmerga fighters as the Islamic State launched its biggest offensive in Iraq since western troops ...

OTTAWA — No Canadian Armed Forces troops were hurt by the barrage of Iranian missiles that hit targets in Iraq Tuesday, Canada’s chief of defence staff says. “CAF families: I can assure you that all ...

the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) posted a photo of Canadian soldiers in sports gear playing hockey in an air-conditioned gym at Camp Taji in Iraq. “Ball Hockey Night in Iraq!” reads the headline.

Or sign-in if you have an account. As Iraq’s Kurds prepare to vote on whether to declare an independent state, Canadian special forces — who work so closely with the Kurds in the fight against ...

WASHINGTON — Canadian special operations forces have been involved in a deadly firefight with Islamic State (IS) fighters in Iraq, a top Canadian general said on Monday. The disclosure marks the ...

“A Canadian Armed Forces member, Captain Eric Cheung, died Saturday under non-operational related circumstances in Baghdad, Iraq. An investigation into the circumstances of this incident is ...