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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the U.S. will stay in Iraq as long as the Islamic State poses a threat. “We will remain in Iraq until ISIS is defeated and we are confident that ISIS has been defeated,” he explained to U.S. lawmakers.

ISIS or ISIL is in retreat, slipping away to remote areas in the desert. But there is little question the extremist group will continue its insurgency.

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For the time-being, the Canadian government remains committed to the region with its Canadian Forces presence of surveillance and transport aircraft, helicopters and special forces. It is unclear how long that commitment will be.

But in particular it appears a Canadian-led military hospital will be northern Iraq for however long it is needed.

“As part of Canada’s ongoing commitment to aid in the fight against Daesh, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is extending its military contribution and leadership of the Canadian-led Role 2 medical facility located in Erbil, Iraq until April 30, 2018 or until no longer required,” the military noted in a statement.