加拿大隐瞒了伊朗对驻有加拿大部队的科威特基地进行导弹袭击的详细情况,引起对缺乏透明度的批评。
Canada withheld details on an Iranian missile strike at a Kuwait base housing Canadian troops, sparking criticism over lack of transparency.
保守派国会议员James Bezan批评加拿大政府隐瞒有关3月1日伊朗导弹袭击驻有加拿大部队的科威特Ali Al-Salem空军基地的消息。
Conservative MP James Bezan criticized the Canadian government for withholding information about a reported Iranian missile strike on March 1 at Ali Al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait, where Canadian forces are stationed.
卫星图像和报告表明加拿大部分受到损害,但没有人员受伤。
Satellite imagery and reports indicated damage to the Canadian section, though no personnel were injured.
国防部确认知道这次袭击,但以行动安全为由不披露详情,称所有加拿大人员均安全。
The Department of National Defence confirmed awareness of the attack but cited operational security for not disclosing details, stating all Canadian personnel are safe.
尽管议会就伊朗冲突进行了辩论,政府并未提及此事件,贝赞称这种沉默“可耻”,并与更透明的盟友如美国外交部长安妮塔·阿南德形成对比,她表示未确认袭击事件,但确认所有加拿大人员均已清点。
Despite a parliamentary debate on the Iran conflict, the government did not mention the incident, prompting Bezan to call the silence "shameful" and contrast it with more transparent allies like the U.S. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said she had no confirmation of the attack but affirmed all Canadian personnel are accounted for.
加拿大在六个中东地点维持着大约200名军事人员。
Canada maintains about 200 military personnel across six Middle East locations.