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Mohamed Fahmy: Lives saved thanks to Canadian intelligence ahead of Iranian strike on Kuwait base

The intelligence was clear enough to move forces out of harm’s way before Iran’s retaliatory strikes

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KUWAIT CITY — Canada’s defence minister has publicly maintained that Ottawa is not involved in the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran. Yet the vigilance of its intelligence and security services may well have saved Canadian lives — particularly at a base in Kuwait that hosts Canadian troops, which was struck by an Iranian missiles in the opening days of the conflict, forcing troops to take shelter but avoiding casualties.

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It came as a relief to me when a western diplomat in Kuwait, who’s familiar with the movements of nearly 200 Canadian troops in the region, told me the intelligence was clear enough to move forces out of harm’s way before Iran’s retaliation against U.S. assets and bases across the Persian Gulf.

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A La Presse report, published nearly three weeks ago, first revealed that the Canadian section of the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait had been damaged during the March 1 attack, sparking understandable accusations of a lack of government transparency amid a war that’s dominating global headlines.

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