A CC-130J Hercules aircraft. The Canadian Press
National Post/Postmedia News: Paranoid Iraq seized Canadian military plane hauling weapons for special forces in Kurdistan
Iraqi officials temporarily seized a military aircraft carrying weapons for Canadian special forces in Kurdistan, amid a wave of anti-western conspiracy theories rife in Iraqi politics.
The seizure and the reasons for it raise questions for Canada’s new Liberal government, which has vowed to do more military training in the country.
The Iraqis said they held the Canadian Forces Hercules transport aircraft, carrying supplies into Kurdistan without authorization, for four days.
Update: Canadian military plane detained in Iraq for several days: Defence (Toronto Star)
WNU Editor: Quoting Lincoln .... "a house divided cannot stand". This incident is just one example among many on how divided Iraq has become ..... and how sectarian politics is defining everything in Iraq right now.
