Canada pulling refuelling plane from anti-ISIL mission
OTTAWA — More than four years after it started, Canada is ending its air-to-air refuelling support to the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.
Rear Admiral Brian Santarpia says the Canadian Forces will repatriate its Polaris air-to-air refuelling plane on Saturday, ending one of Canada’s longest contributions to the war against ISIL.
Santarpia says the decision was made in consultation with allies and it’s based on a combination of factors, including a decrease in the number of coalition missions over Syria and Iraq.