combat video via the TorStar

Videos shot by U.S. freelance journalist Scott Kesterson and posted to the Internet video sharing site YouTube.com show Canadian troops from Edmonton's Alpha Company, 2nd Platoon, known as the "Red Devils," in close combat with purported Taliban fighters in southern Afghanistan. Caution: The videos linked to below contain violent images and language that may be offensive.

Canadian troops ambushed in southern Afghanistan, July 15, 2006

Dawn raid in southern Afghanistan, July 13, 2006

Canadian troops in firefight, July 8, 2006