SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A Canadian Global Coalition officer died under non-operational related circumstances in Baghdad, according to a press release on Monday.
Canadian Department of National Defense confirmed that a member of their armed forces, Captain Eric Cheung, died Saturday in the Iraqi capital.
The cause of Cheung’s death remained unclear and an investigation into the circumstances of this incident is currently underway, a press release from the department said. “No further details will be made available until the investigation has been completed.”
Captain Eric Cheung was an operations officer with the 38 Canadian Brigade Group Headquarters, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
He was working in Baghdad, Iraq, as an Executive Officer to the Directorate of Strategic Communications for Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve.
“As part of Operation IMPACT, Captain Cheung was supporting the Canadian Armed Forces efforts in support of the Global Coalition,” the press release added.
Operation IMPACT was originally a global coalition aimed at defeating the Islamic State (ISIS) and has now expanded to become a mission aimed at setting conditions for stability and security in the Middle East.
