Ottawa Announces One Year Extension to Anti-ISIL Mission, but Offers Few Details

Minister of National Defence Harjit Sajjan takes part in a year-end interview with The Canadian Press at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa on Dec. 17, 2020. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

OTTAWA—Canada is staying in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant for another year.

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan announced this afternoon that Canada will keep up to 850 troops in Iraq and the surrounding region until next March.