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Canada’s Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan arrived in Erbil on Sunday, Kurdish news outlets reported.

The visit comes days after Canadian trainers assisted Kurdish Peshmerga forces during an new offensive by the Islamic State. The Kurds, supported by coalition aircraft, were able to beat back the attacks.

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The Department of National Defence has not commented on the details of the visit but Sajjan is expected to meet with Canadian special forces as well as Kurdish leaders.

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Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is in northern Iraq. He is shown here with Kurdish Interior Minister Karim Sinjari, right, and Kurdish Foreign Minister Falah Mustafa Bakir, left, after arriving in Erbil. (Photo courtesy Kurdistan regional government)