April 20, 2024
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Canada deploys military assets to monitor North Korean sanctions enforcement

Two vessels and a monitoring aircraft will join combined efforts in the region

The Canadian military on Monday announced it will commit assets to help monitor North Korean sanctions enforcement, providing maritime patrol craft to combined efforts to monitor the DPRK's smuggling operations.

In June, Canada will provide two vessels and patrol aircraft to what it calls Operation NEON, though the plans include the provision of additional assets stretching to 2021.

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