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Canada against Daesh in Iraq and Syria: Operation IMPACT

A Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet during coalition operations against Daesh, March 2015.
A Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet during coalition operations against Daesh, March 2015. Operation Inherent Resolve 150304-F-MG591-297 · Staff Sgt. Perry Aston · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.
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Operation IMPACT began as the Canadian Armed Forces’ support to the Global Coalition formed in 2014 to degrade and defeat Daesh in Iraq and Syria. Canadian CF-18 Hornets flew 1,378 sorties between October 30, 2014, and February 15, 2016. The mission then focused on training and building the military capabilities of Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon.

Scope & context

The mission as described in National Defence’s past-operations records.

Sources behind this record

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Operation IMPACT - Canada.ca ↗

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