KUWAIT CITY – Canadian warplanes have flown their first operational flights, but have yet to carry out strike missions against Islamic State targets. Six CF-18 jet fighters, two CP-140 Aurora surveillance planes and a C-150 refuelling jet are operating out of undisclosed airfields in Kuwait and will launch bombing missions against the forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant soon. READ MORE: Canadian jets join anti-ISIS campaign in Kuwait “Operational flights have begun,” said a senior defence source. “No bombs have been dropped, but ops are indeed underway.” The source would not reveal when the missions...
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