Fallujah Update: Canadian Combat Planes Bomb ISIS In Iraq In First Mission

Canada Sunday conducted its first airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported. The Canadian Defense Ministry said two CF-18 combat jets dropped laser-guided missiles near Fallujah in a mission that lasted about four hours, the CBC said.

Defense Minister Rob Nicholson said the planes were part of a contingent operating out of secret air base in Kuwait. The contingent includes two CP-140 Aurora surveillance planes and six CF-18s.

“Today's strike demonstrates our government's firm resolve to tackle the threat of terrorism and to stand with our allies against ISIL's atrocities against innocent women, children and men,” Nicholson said in a statement, according to the Globe and Mail.

The Canadian planes arrived Oct. 30, joining the U.S.-led coalition against the group also know ISIS or ISIL. Britain, Australia and multiple gulf states also are participating.