In October, the federal government joined the air campaign striking at extremist targets in Iraq. Flying out of an airbase in Kuwait, six CF-18s are backed by an air-to-air refueler and two reconnaissance aircraft, supported by some 600 personnel on the ground.
As of March 16, the aircraft had flown a total of 631 sorties, including 412 sorties by the CF-18 fighters. Their bombing missions have so far been restricted to Iraq. Asked about that on Tuesday, Harper would not rule out expanding their mandate to include Syria, where the extremists have been operating extensively.
“I will address those issues next week. Let me just say that the current authorization laid open the possibility of going to Syria, although we have not done that,” Harper said, pledging to reveal more details to MPs.
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