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More than 600 members of the Canadian military will be deployed as part of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s plan for a combat mission to send CF-18 fighter jets to battle ISIL extremists in Iraq.

The mission, to be debated and voted on in the House of Commons early next week, is shaping up to be politically explosive. Both the New Democrats and Liberals Friday rejected Harper’s rationale for combat and said they will oppose the government’s plan, which was spelled out in a motion introduced in Parliament.

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The motion, to be debated Monday, is assured of passage because the governing Conservatives have a majority.

In an address to the House of Commons Friday, Harper said his plan will not include on-the-ground combat by Canadian soldiers and that he is trying to prevent Canada being sucked into a “prolonged quagmire.” The mission will last up to six months.

“In a democracy, especially one approaching an election, there is rarely political upside in supporting any kind of military action, and little political risk in opposing it,” said Harper, but he added that Canada won’t ask other countries to bear the military burden against ISIL.