Two reconnaissance aircraft and their personnel took off from a Nova Scotia air base Friday night to participate in international combat missions against Islamic State extremists in Iraq.
The two Aurora aircraft departed from the air base in Greenwood at about 7:40 p.m. bound for a base in Kuwait.
Canada has already sent six CF-18 jet fighters from the air base in Cold Lake, Alta., as part of its contribution to the war against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.
The military is also sending one C-150 Polaris aerial refueller based in Ontario.
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