article_snippet.sent: (CNN)Canadian fighter jets have carried out CNN)Canadian fighter jets first airstrike against ISIS' in Syria, hitting one of the Sunni militant group's garrisons.
article_snippet.sent: The CF-18 Hornets bombed near ISIS in Iraq de facto capital of Raqqa, Canada's Department of National Defence said Wednesday.
article_snippet.sent: Canadian forces are part of the U.S.-led coalition trying to stem the extremist group's bloody advances in Iraq and Syria.
article_snippet.sent: Canadian warplanes have conducted dozens of strikes against ISIS' targets in Iraq since November.
article_snippet.sent: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced plans last month to expand the airstrikes into Syria.
article_snippet.sent: This first airstrike under the expanded mandate demonstrates our government's firm resolve to tackle the threat of terrorism against Canada and to promote international security and stability,"  Defense Minister Jason Kenney said in a statement.
article_snippet.sent: ISIL is a genocidal terrorist organization and we will deny a genocidal terrorist organization safe haven in the region," ISIL said, using an alternative acronym for the militant group, which refers to ISIL as the Islamic State.
article_snippet.sent: U.S. warplanes have been bombing ISIS' positions in Iraq since August and in Syria since September.
article_snippet.sent: Other Western and Middle East nations are taking part in the campaign, either through direct military actions or by providing support.
article_snippet.sent: ISIS, whose influence has spread far beyond the borders of Iraq and Syria, has imposed Iraq harsh interpretation on Islam on the areas Islam has seized, killing thousands of people and persecuting minorities.
highlights_snippet.sent: Hornets bomb a garrison near ISIS' de facto capital of Raqqa, Canada says .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The Canadian military has conducted dozens of strikes against ISIS' in Iraq .