The Canadian military has taken over a city for three weeks
as part of an urban warfare drill that is seeing convoys of
tanks rolling down streets, "hollywood" style explosions,
and scenarios involving simulated
terrorist attacks.
According to
one report out of Medicine Hat in Alberta, Canada,
the army is also using actors to pose as civilian protesters,
who are described as "an environmental insurgency"
involved in " insurgent attacks against the city and military,
which the Provincial Reconstruction Team needs to address."
"From a public perspective, this portion
of the scenario means an increase in patrols and convoys through
the city," the report states.
"Residents may also see soldiers conducting vehicle searches,
but this is only for military players in civilian clothing.
Soldiers will not interfere with or search citizens’ vehicles.
There may be some minor traffic delays in parts of the city.
The explosives are not real and personnel are trained in the
use of these special effects."
The ongoing drills, known as "Operation
Total Ram", are officially part of preparations
for approximately 300 soldiers set for deployment to Afghanistan
in the fall.
Clearly it is unlikely that the soldiers will
be confronted by disgruntled environmental protesters in the
streets of Kandahar, however.
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The following Canadian news report also shows
images of civilian "actors" being rounded up into
fenced off holding areas:
Operation Total Ram is scheduled to wrap up on
May 8.
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The Canadian military has taken over a city for three weeks
as part of an urban warfare drill that is seeing convoys of
tanks rolling down streets, "hollywood" style explosions,
and scenarios involving 
"Residents may also see soldiers conducting vehicle searches,
but this is only for military players in civilian clothing.
Soldiers will not interfere with or search citizens’ vehicles.
There may be some minor traffic delays in parts of the city.
The explosives are not real and personnel are trained in the
use of these special effects."
