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OTTAWA — The federal government will introduce its long-anticipated motion to expand and extend Canada’s war against the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) on Tuesday and will seek Parliament’s permission for airstrikes against targets in Syria, federal sources say.

The plan, to be voted on by MPs, removes a restriction that Prime Minister Stephen Harper placed on combat forces when they were first deployed last October, said officials familiar with the contents of the motion who spoke on condition of anonymity.

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That caveat required the military to seek permission before attacking ISIS positions in Syria.

Although it was not contained in the original motion that sent the forces to war, Harper underlined the restriction in his speech to Parliament.

Harper will introduce the new motion himself in the House of Commons at 10 a.m. ET.

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Several sources told The Canadian Press recently that the new extension would likely run up to a year in order to avoid having to be renewed during this fall’s anticipated federal election.