Syrian Border and Dan Constable

Dan Constable: The region along the Syrian border was home to many members of the Yazidi minority before extremist fighters swept in last August, killing or abducting hundreds and prompting tens of thousands of refugees to flee through the mountains. , according to Hamilton Spectator. The extremists had erected "defensive fighting positions and safe havens, places where they can engage from," Constable said in a teleconference from an undisclosed base in Kuwait where the Canadian jets are based. Canadian warplanes have been in action in Iraq once again, bombing enemy targets ahead of Kurdish Peshmerga forces which are pushing to completely break the siege in the Sinjar mountains. Col. Dan Constable, the commander of Canada task force for the Iraq mission, says two CF-18s bombed an enemy position about 100 kilometres northwest of Mosul, Iraq second largest city. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.