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Chief of the Defence Staff

National Defence
Headquarters
Ottawa, Ontario
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Chef d'etat-major de la Defense

Quartier general de
la Defense nationale
Ottawa (Ontario)
K1AOK2

I~ May 2015
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AUTHORIZATION FOR PUBLIC RELEASE OF REDACTED
VERSION OF THE SUMMARY INVESTIGATION FOR
FRIENDLY FIRE INCIDENT RESULTING IN SGT DOIRON 'S DEATH
Reference: Redacted CANSOFCOM SI Report ordered 8 March 2015
(enclosed)
A Summary Investigation (SI) was ordered by Commander Canadian Special
Operations Forces Command (CANSOFCOM) on 8 March 2015 to investigate
the circumstances surrounding a friendly fire incident between Canadian
Armed Forces (CAF) members and Kurdish Peshmerga . The incident resulted
in the death of one CAF member and injuries to three others . The summary
investigation report was approved on 8 May 2015 , and is authorized for public
release as redacted at reference.

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