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Canada to withdraw jets fighting Islamic State within weeks -minister

Published 2015-12-07, 06:15 p/m
© Reuters. Canada to withdraw jets fighting Islamic State within weeks -minister

By David Ljunggren
OTTAWA, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Canada's new Liberal government
will act within weeks to fulfill a campaign promise to withdraw
six fighter jets that have been attacking Islamic State
positions in Iraq and Syria, a top official said on Monday.
The Liberals, who took power last month, say Canada can
contribute more effectively to the U.S.-led campaign against the
militants by assigning more troops to train Kurdish fighters in
northern Iraq.
"It's a matter of weeks, not months," Foreign Minister
Stephane Dion told reporters when asked when the jets would be
pulled out. Dion's comments were the most specific so far from a
cabinet member about when the planes would return home.
"We're carrying out two percent of the air strikes. We're
going to do something more efficient for the coalition," he
said.
Diplomatic sources say the United States, France and Britain
have privately expressed their unease about Canada's pledge on
the grounds it could undermine the effort to contain Islamic
State.
The Liberals of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took office
after defeating the Conservatives, who took the decision to send
the jets and trainers to the Middle East.
In Parliament on Monday, the Conservatives noted that when
U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday cited close allies who
were taking part in the operations against Islamic State, he had
not mentioned Canada.
"Why is the prime minister stepping back from the fight when
our allies are stepping up?" asked interim Conservative leader
Rona Ambrose.
Trudeau replied that he had "engaged with our allies on
these issues, and they reassured me that we are continuing to be
helpful".

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