Canadian Defense Minister: the country will continue to deploy forces in the Middle East

Canadian Defense Minister: the country will continue to deploy forces in the Middle East

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“Our troops will continue to be on guard and be vigilant,” – said Robert Nicholson, in his first official statement after the attack in Ottawa

OTTAWA, October 23. Canada will continue to deploy forces in the Middle East to fight with the group Islamic State (IG), despite the attacks of the Islamists in the Canadian Forces. This was announced on Wednesday, Defense Minister Robert Nicholson.

“The deployment of our forces to support international operations in Iraq will continue, no matter what. Our troops will continue to be on guard and be vigilant in carrying out their duty to protect Canada and Canadians,” – he said.

The Canadian contingent will be based at the air base in Kuwait. Total anti-Islamic State government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper is sending six fighters, two reconnaissance aircraft CP-140 Aurora and one tanker aircraft Airbus CC-150 Polaris. Also in the Middle East will come 600 troops “to support air missions.”

As previously reported, Stephen Harper, the Canadian Air Force would bomb Islamist only on the territory of Iraq. He stressed that the military will not be involved in a possible ground operation.

According to media reports, the first combat sorties on rebel positions Canadian pilots can make at the end of October.

Shooting in downtown Ottawa

Michelle Zehaf-Bibo was born in 1982, in the medium-blank shot soldier honor guard at the memorial to the Canadians who died during the First World War. According to witnesses, a man with a rifle after the attack ran to the side of the parliament. Later, he was shot dead by police. The culprit turned out to be a Canadian citizen.

As previously reported, members of the Canadian Parliament and the government have been evacuated because of the fire, opened be Michelle Zehaf-Bibo in the immediate vicinity of the administrative buildings. Together with colleagues and other members of parliament were evacuated from the building, accompanied by snipers and armed police. Eyewitnesses reported that in total they had heard from 25 to 50 rounds, which were distributed by the parliament. Federal Police in Canada advised citizens to stay away from windows and roofs due to emergencies in the city center

According to the TV channel CBC, in Michelle Zehaf-Bibo has an account in Twitter, which a frequent visitor was Martin Rulё. This 25-year-old Canadian on Monday by car hit two men in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Quebec). One of the soldiers later died.

Martin Rulё knocked soldiers

October 20 in the town of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Quebec) 25-year-old local resident Martin Rulё, professed radical Islam, knocked on his car two members of the armed forces of Canada. Shortly after the police began to chase his car, the driver lost control, slid into a ditch, causing the car overturned. During the ensuing clashes with police Rulё was shot. Later died in the hospital one of the victims – 53-year-old warrant officer of a military unit in Quebec. State of the second military doctors estimate as stable.

As it became known, was an Islamist controlled by the Canadian intelligence services. According to media reports, Rulё converted to Islam last year.

Islamic state encourages to kill Westerners

In late September, gunmen extremist group called Islamic State (IG) distributed a video message in which he called to kill citizens of Western countries, including Canadians. As previously reported, in the ranks of the Islamic State are fighting more than 130 Canadians – is, as a rule, immigrants from Africa or the Middle East.

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