Canadian soldiers carry a coffin with a Canadian flag draped over it. They wear beige camouflage uniforms and walk with their backs to the camera, carrying the casket on their shoulders.

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Daesh. A word that strikes fear into our hearts since 1999. In 2014, this armed group tried to create a radical worldwide Islamic caliphate. Daesh invaded Iraqi and Syrian territory to establish a reign of terror there. A global coalition involving Canada was formed in September of that year to weaken Daesh’s economic structure, prevent recruitment of Islamic extremists and restore essential public services to liberated areas.

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