Canada’s top special forces soldier has been charged after accidentally firing his rifle as he prepared to visit the frontlines in northern Iraq. Maj.-Gen. Mike Rouleau, a special forces combat veteran and head of the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command, will face a court martial for a “negligent discharge” from his firearm last year, the Canadian military said. The special forces commander was not available for interview Wednesday, but issued a statement to Postmedia. The general has made multiple trips to northern Iraq where Canadian special forces are training Kurdish troops in the war against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. He joined the counter-terrorism force in 1994, eventually commanding tactical-level assault forces and larger groups of special forces.

Source: National Post August 25, 2016 03:11 UTC