Canada Extends, Shrinks Anti-ISIL ‘Operation Impact’ Mission in the Middle East

A Canadian Forces door gunner keeps watch as his Griffon helicopter goes on a mission, February 20, 2017 in northern Iraq. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz

Canada is extending a scaled-down version of its military mission in Iraq and the Middle East for another two years.

Defence Minister Anita Anand announced the extension Monday afternoon, before the mandate for the mission known as Operation Impact was set to expire on Friday.