Last month, Canada was left out as seven major players in the fight against the Islamic State group met in Paris. U.S. defense officials said at the time that the meeting included only those countries with the most ‘‘skin in the game,’’ a comment that made front-page news in Canada considering its long-term partnership with the United States in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Three weeks later, Canada has altered its involvement in the military campaign, saying Monday that it will suspend all airstrikes against the militants by Feb. 22, but significantly boost its financial assistance to the region and triple the number of military advisers it deploys to Iraq to train local forces. Canada also will continue to refuel other coalition aircraft, officials said.
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