Sunday, 8 March 2015

Canadian soldier killed by friendly fire in Iraq

Canadian soldier killed by friendly fire in Iraq


The death of a Canadian soldier, and the injury of three others, in a friendly fire incident in Iraq "will not affect" the government's decision whether to extend the mission against ISIS, Defence Minister Jason Kenney said Saturday. Sgt. Andrew Joseph Doiron – based out of Garrison Petawawa in Ontario – was killed Friday after members of the Canadian Special Forces were mistakenly engaged by Iraqi Kurdish fighters, the Department of National Defence said in a statement.

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