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Canada Withdraws Troops from Iraq Amid Rising Tensions
3/21/2026
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- Canada has withdrawn its military personnel from Iraq as part of a NATO mission amid Iran-related tensions.
- Defence Minister David McGuinty says personnel were relocated to Europe to support peace, with about 200 deployed in the Middle East and no involvement in the current war.
- NATO mission began in 2018 to train Iraqi forces.
- There is criticism over government transparency after an Iranian missile strike near Canadian troops in Kuwait.
