{"id":68188,"date":"2016-01-03T02:17:01","date_gmt":"2016-01-03T07:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=68188"},"modified":"2025-03-07T19:04:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T00:04:39","slug":"canadian-fighter-jets-in-the-middle-east-kept-busy-at-the-start-of-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/01\/03\/canadian-fighter-jets-in-the-middle-east-kept-busy-at-the-start-of-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian fighter jets in the Middle East kept busy at the start of 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_68193\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68193\" style=\"width: 3582px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IS01-2015-0002-022.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-68193\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-68193 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IS01-2015-0002-022.jpg\" alt=\"Two CF-18 Hornets  (Photo: Canadian Forces Combat Camera, DND \/ Royal Canadian Air Force website)\" width=\"3582\" height=\"2015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IS01-2015-0002-022.jpg 3582w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IS01-2015-0002-022-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IS01-2015-0002-022-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/IS01-2015-0002-022-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3582px) 100vw, 3582px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canadian fighter jets, CF-18 Hornets<br \/> (Photo: Canadian Forces Combat Camera, DND \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/airforceapp.forces.gc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Royal Canadian Air Force website<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>BAGHDAD\u2013Canadian fighter jets taking part in the air campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant have had a busy start to 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian Forces says two CF-18 Hornets took to the skies on New Year&#8217;s Day to attack ISIL fighting positions in Ramadi in support of Iraqi security forces.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy zocor online <a href=\"https:\/\/hiims.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/zocor.html\">https:\/\/hiims.in\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/png\/zocor.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Canadian warplanes were also kept busy on Saturday with two separate missions.<\/p>\n<p>A pair of fighters pounded an ISIL compound near the community of Bartallah, east of Mosul, while a second pair hit an ISIL base near Kudilah, southeast of Mosul.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy levitra soft online <a 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