Global News: Some Canadian Armed Forces troops have moved out of Iraq and have temporarily gone to Kuwait for their safety, according to Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance.
The move, which Vance announced in an open letter to the families of Canadian soldiers in Iraq that was posted to Twitter, follows the lead of Germany and several other allies who have withdrawn some of their troops.
Canada has about 500 soldiers in Iraq, most of whom are there to help train local forces to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, including about 200 with a NATO mission in the south of the country and upwards of 200 special-forces soldiers in the north.
Global's Stewart Bell reports in Kuwait City.
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