Baptism of fire, in Iraq, for Canadian special forces. The firefight was confirmed by the commander of the Canadian Special Forces, General Michael Rouleau.
Officially, Western contingents have not been deployed against ISIS for a land battle. Translated means that the whole context is ideal for special departments deployed by the United States, Great Britain, Canada and France. Just the latter would have received the task of avenging "The Massacre of Paris".
Our boys - explained General Rouleau - were a few kilometers from the enemy lines during an inspection carried out with top Iraqi leaders.
The Canadian Special Forces command does not specify the number of men involved, but probably, in order to act in broad daylight and with bureaucrats following, the convoy of leatherheads that has come close, albeit a few kilometers, to the areas controlled by terrorists, had to be formed by numerous armored vehicles, heavy equipment, with UAV air protection.
While carrying out some surveys on the ground - the commander of the CANSOFCOM continues - the convoy was reached by some mortar shells. After securing the civilians, our boys responded with all the firepower available to them. Unfortunately for them, they attacked our commandos.
The Canadian government has not communicated the number of culled enemies, limiting itself only to clarify that numerous targets have been neutralized by snipers.
The confirmation of the ground battle between the Canadian special departments and the ISIS militants took place a few hours after the official note of the Joint Combined Task Force which listed the 29 air attacks by breakfast carried out in less than 24 hours. Sixteen attacks were targeted in seven Iraqi cities: vehicles, structures, tanks, command posts were destroyed and an unknown number of extremists were eliminated. Armored columns in Syria also bombed.
The multinational coalition has started to carry out air strikes on ISIS militants in Iraq since last August and in Syria since September.
Special Departments officially deployed against ISIS
All departments fall into the Task Force Black even if each body acts completely independently and with asymmetrical and unconventional rules of engagement.
USA: Navy Seal / Delta Force / Tier 1
The priority mission of the American special departments is to disrupt the ISIS command structure. The groups act in counter-guerrilla missions, ambushes, high-profile target elimination, manhunts. Missed some missions to free hostages.
Great Britain: SAS
Several SAS teams have been deployed for months in Iraq. The main goal is to spread panic among the terrorists, acting exclusively at night. They act as a secret base in the impregnable desert, the Iraq 51 Area. Formed the group of "Sixty" in order to bring the head of John the Jihadist to London.
France: Foreign Legion
There has never been a war in which the Foreign Legion did not take the field to defend Paris. The Iraqi context is the perfect habitat for the legionaries who would have been ordered to avenge "The Massacre of Paris". There are no reports of contacts, but the French secret services are among the most efficient in the Region and there would be a list of targets ready.
Canada: Commands of the Joint Task Force 2 and the 427 Special Operations Aviation Squadron have been deployed in support of the coalition special forces. Baptism of fire against jihadists last week. Many downed targets, no losses.
Franco Iacch
(photo: Canadian Armed Forces)
