<p style="text-align: left;">Canada on October 16 announced that it had temporarily suspended new arms export permits to Turkey, particularly of military equipment, over Turkey’s military operation in Syria northern Kurdish region.<br /> “Charles-Marie Matte, deputy director of the export controls division at Global Affairs, said in an email that approvals have been suspended 'until further notice'," CBC said on Wednesday.<br /> Turkey's military incursion into Syria, targeting Syrian Kurdish-led forces who fought against the Islamic State, prompted several countries including France, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Norway, the Netherlands, Finland, Spain and Germany to impose a temporary arms embargo on the country.<br /> Reporter's code: 50101</p>