He informed US President Barack Obama of his decision hours after leading his Liberal party to victory in the polls.
As part of his election campaign, Mr Trudeau pledged to bring home the CF-18 fighter jets that were deployed to the region until March 2016.
He has not yet given a timescale.
Justin Trudeau's Liberals swept to power in Monday election, ending nearly a decade of Conservative rule under Stephen Harper.
Mr Trudeau, an ex-high-school teacher, is the eldest son of late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
Jets and refugees
In his first telephone conversation with the US president as Canada's prime minister-designate, Mr Trudeau informed Barack Obama that he would make good on his election promise to withdraw the fighter jets.
"I committed that we would continue to engage in a responsible way that understands how important Canada has a role to play in the fight against ISIL (Islamic State), but he (Barack Obama) understands the commitments I've made around ending the combat mission," he told reporters in Ottawa on Tuesday.
However, he said he would keep Canadian military trainers in northern Iraq, the AFP news agency reports.
Mr Trudeau has also vowed to take in 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the year - a move previously rejected by his predecessor Stephen Harper, who took a much harder line on the issue...
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New PM Trudeau to Obama: Canada's Islamic State combat mission to end...
ReplyDeleteCanada's Prime Minister-designate Justin Trudeau, who came from behind to trounce his Conservative rivals and snatch a majority mandate, now has to deliver on pledges from tackling climate change to legalizing marijuana.
Trudeau, who had also promised to withdraw Canada from combat in the coalition fight against Islamic State, said he told U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday that Canada will pull out of the bombing mission but maintain humanitarian aid and training...........reuters.com
Trudeau Victory Threatens US F-35 Jet Deal With Canada...
ReplyDeleteUS defense contractor Lockheed Martin’s prospects for selling its F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter-bomber to Canada took a serious blow when Justin Trudeau and his Liberal Party won Canada’s general election, according to media reports.
"The aerospace industry had not been a big topic during the election, but [Justin] Trudeau, the Liberal Party's leader, on 20 September declared that if elected ‘we will not buy the F-35’ and rather would have ‘an open and transparent competition’," the IHS Jane’s 360 defense journal noted on Tuesday.
Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government had pushed for a massive air force buildup and had selected the F-35 to be Canada’s next-generation front-line tactical fighter, IHS Jane’s stated.
The Harper government also purchased bought Boeing C-17 Globemaster III strategic airlifters, Boeing CH-47F Chinook cargo helicopters and Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules, the report added..............http://sptnkne.ws/Was
Kanada beendet Kampfeinsatz gegen IS...
ReplyDeleteEinen Tag nach seinem Wahlsieg hat der neue Premier Trudeau gleich eine wichtige Entscheidung verkündet: Kanada wird sich künftig nicht mehr an den Luftangriffen auf den IS in Syrien und im Irak beteiligen. Trudeau löst damit ein Versprechen aus dem Wahlkampf ein.
Kanada will sich künftig nicht mehr an den Luftangriffen auf die Terrormiliz "Islamischer Staat" (IS) beteiligen. Der neu gewählte Ministerpräsident Justin Trudeau kündigte an, die Regierung werde die Kampfflugzeuge aus Syrien und dem Irak abziehen. Einen genauen Zeitpunkt nannte er nicht.
Vor Journalisten sagte Trudeau, Kanada werde zwar ein "starkes Mitglied" der US-geführten Koalition gegen den IS bleiben. Er habe US-Präsident Barack Obama aber darüber informiert, dass der "Kampfeinsatz" beendet werde. Trudeau erfüllt damit ein Versprechen aus dem Wahlkampf.
Ausbildungsmission wird fortgesetzt
Kanada hat sich bisher mit einigen CF-18 Hornet-Bombern an der internationalen Koalition gegen den "Islamischen Staat" beteiligt. Zudem schickte die Regierung etwa 70 Spezialkräfte zur Ausbildung kurdischer Kämpfer im Nordirak in die Region. Diese Ausbildungsmission soll fortgesetzt werden.
Trudeaus Liberale hatten bei der Parlamentswahl laut vorläufigem Ergebnis eine komfortable Mehrheit von 184 der 338 Abgeordneten im Unterhaus erzielt. Der bisherige konservative Premierminister Stephen Harper trat nach der Niederlage zurück.
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