SUMMARY: CANADIAN FORCES REFERENCES

July 2009
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Reports of Canadian Casualties in Taliban Statements

October 2008-July 2009
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70

60

50

Rep Dead
40 Cfm Dead
Tanks Dest

30

20

10

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OC-08 NV-08 DC-08 JA-09 FB-09 MR-09 AP-09 MY-09 JU-09 JL-09

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 HIGHLIGHTS
 Taliban statements monitored during July 2009 claimed responsibility for at
least 15 Canadian deaths. Canada announced the death of 5 soldiers during
this period.
 Four (4) Taliban announcements were monitored mentioning Canadian
personnel or casualties in July 2009, compared to an average of 8.1 such
reports per month since October 2008.
 Since October 2008, the Taliban have claimed 12.64 Canadian casualties
for every one officially announced by the Government of Canada (354
alleged by Taliban vs. 28 reported by Canada).

Date Location CA Pers Tanks Ref

Killed Destroyed
7 Jul 09 Panjwai and “ ‘Derbar 3 0 (1)
village’ near a market in
the same province
(Panjwai)”
12 Jul 09 “near the center of 7 0 (2)
Kandahar province, the
state of buttons <Zhari>.”
14 Jul 09 “in the region, "Chmn 5 1 (3)
Salokhan" Dnd Province
near the city of Kandahar”
(Google English)
20 Jul 09 “the village Nakhuni” Not Not (4)
(Google English) specified specified
(5)
TOTALS 15 1
CONFIRMED CAN CAS, 5
July 2009

NOTES:
(1) – "Explosion killed 9 invaders and puppet soldiers in Panjwai, Kandahar 7/7/09," Voice of
Jihad via anti-imperialist.info forum, retrieved 7 Jul 09 at http://www.anti-
imperialist.info/vb/showthread.php?s=08bd0027b50fea71770bc48ea092b465&t=12070 (Arabic
version) and http://is.gd/1quU7 (Arabic translated to Google English). Arabic: "‫يف تاراجفنإ‬
‫ ءالمعو نيلتحم دونج ةعست لتقي يياوجنب‬- ‫يراق‬/‫ يدمحا فسوي‬- ‫ةعاسلا يف ةيمالسإلا ةرامإلا ودهاجم رجف‬
‫( مويلا حابص نم ةعباسلا‬2009-07-07) ‫"لاهن" ةقطنمب ليمعلا شيجلل الورك ةرايس يف ةفسان ةوبع‬
‫راهدنق ةيالو يف يياوجنب ةعطاقمب‬، ‫اهيف ءالمع دونج ةسمخ لتقو ودعلا ةرايس ريمدت نع رفسأ امم‬. ‫بسحو‬
‫رخآ أبن‬، ‫ةقطنم يف ةلتحملا ةيدنكلا تاوقلا ةاشم دونج ةيرود يف دعب نع ةمكحتم ةفسان ةوبع نودهاجملا رجف‬
"‫ةعطاقملا سفن قوس برق "رابرد ةيرق‬، ‫( لتقم نع رفسأ امم‬3) ‫( بيصأو نيلتحم دونج‬11) ‫حورجب نيرخآ‬.
‫ءايربألا يلاهألا ىلع مهتاشاشر نارين نيرخآلا نييدنكلا دونجلا حتف راجفنإلا دعبو‬، ‫ةباصإ نع رفسأ امم‬
‫نييندملا نم ددع‬. ‫مهزكارم ىلإ تايحورملاب نيباصملاو ىلتقلا دونجلا ودعلا لقنو‬." Google English:
"Explosions in the Panjwayi kills nine soldiers as occupiers and agents - Continental / Yousuf
Ahmadi - The mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate blew up at seven this morning (2009-07-07) a
car bomb exploded in the hip area of the Army customer, "Nehal" unknown in the province of
Kandahar, which resulted in the destruction of a car and killed five enemy soldiers where the
customers. According to another report, the mujahideen detonated an explosive device on after
dominating in the Journal of the Canadian Forces infantry soldiers in the occupied zone "Derbar
village" near a market in the same province, killing (3) occupation soldiers were wounded (11)
others. After the blast, the other Canadian soldiers opened fire machine guns at innocent people,
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injuring several civilians. And the transfer of the enemy dead and wounded soldiers by helicopter
to their position."
(2) – "7 Canadian invaders killed in Kandhar 11/7/09," Voice of Jihad via anti-imperialist.info,
retrieved 12 Jul 09 at http://www.anti-
imperialist.info/vb/showthread.php?s=6e42f569770c93181ef05b914d0c3266&t=12198 (Arabic)
and http://is.gd/1vOC1 (Arabic translated to Google English version). Arabic: "‫لتقي راجفنإ‬
‫ راهدنق ةيالوب نييدنك دونج ةعبس‬- ‫يراق‬/ ‫ يدمحا فسوي‬- ‫ لتق‬7 ‫حابص نم ةنماثلا ةعاسلا يف نييدنك دونج‬
‫راهدنق ةيالوب يرز ةعطاقم زكرم برق راجفنإ يف مويلا‬. ‫أبنلا بسح‬، ‫ةوبع ةيمالسإلا ةرامإلا ودهاجم رجف‬
‫ةعطاقملا سفنب كلوك ةقطنمل دتمملا قيرطلا ىلع ةلتحلا تاوقلا دونجل ةلجار ةيرود يف ةفسان‬. ‫دعبو‬
‫رفسأ امم ءايربألا يلاهألا ىلع ةئيسلا مهتداع بسح مهتحلسأ نارين اوحتف امك ةقطنملا ودعلا رصاح راجفنإلا‬
‫ةريطخ حورجب مهعرازم يف نولمعي اوناك نييندملا نم ددع ةباصإ نع‬." Google English: "Explosion kills
seven state of Kandahar, Canadian soldiers - Continental / Yousuf Ahmadi - 7 Canadian soldiers
killed eight o'clock in the morning in an explosion near the center of Kandahar province, the state
of buttons <Zhari>. According to the report, The mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate detonated an
explosive device on a foot patrol of soldiers Alanlp on the road for the same Kolk province. After
the blast, the enemy surrounded the area, and opened fire as the bad habit of innocent people,
wounding a number of civilians who were working on their farms seriously injured."
(3) - "(T)anks bombing of Canadian troops in Kandahar province near the city of Dnd," Voice of
Jihad via al-shouraa.com forums, retrieved 14 Jul 09 at http://al-
shouraa.com/vb/showthread.php?s=794ab49b6f28604d70e645d910a83d8a&t=29814 (Arabic)
and http://is.gd/1ykxh (Arabic translated to Google English): GoogleEnglish: “Continental /
Yousuf Ahmadi - The mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate early afternoon yesterday (2009-07-13)
an explosive device in the tank for the military forces of the Canadian territories in the region,
"Chmn Salokhan" Dnd Province near the city of Kandahar. According to the report, the enemy
tank was blown up when the enemy forces have occupied the region to launch operations against
the mujahideen. The blast destroyed the enemy tank is full, 5 soldiers killed by the occupiers on
the spot. After the blast, the enemy surrounded the area and their soldiers were taken by
helicopter to their deaths, and the tank destroyer remained in the region until the end of the day.”
Arabic: “14/7 ‫ ةيمالسإلا ناتسناغفأ ةرامإ‬/ ‫ راهدنق ةنيدم برق دند يف ةيدنكلا تاوقلل ةبابد ريجفت‬- ‫يراق‬/
‫ يدمحا فسوي‬- ‫( سمأ موي رهظ ةيمالسإلا ةرامإلا ودهاجم رجف‬2009-07-13) ‫ةيركسع ةبابد يف ةفسان ةوبع‬
‫راهدنق ةنيدم برق دند ةعطاقمب "نمشت ناخولاص" ةقطنم يف ةلتحملا ةيدنكلا تاوقلل‬. ‫أبنلا بسح‬، ‫مت‬
‫نيدهاجملا دض تايلمع نشل ةقطنملا ىلإ اومدق ةلتحملا ودعلا تاوق تناك امنيح ودعلا ةبابد ريجفت‬. ‫رفسأ‬
‫ لتقو لماك لكشب ودعلا ةبابد ريمدت نع راجفنإلا‬5 ‫روفلا ىلع اهيف نيلتحم دونج‬. ‫رصاح راجفنإلا دعبو‬
‫مهزكارم ىلإ تايحورملاب ىلتقلا مهدونج اولقنو ةقطنملا ودعلا‬، ‫“ ةرمدملا ةبابدلا نأ امك‬
(4) "Invaders receded from Panjwai and Danad, destroyed plantations in villages 20/7/09," Voice
of Jihad via anti-imperialist.info forums, retrieved 20 Jul 09 at http://www.anti-
imperialist.info/vb/printthread.php?t=12443 (Arabic) and http://is.gd/1FJON (Arabic translated into
Google English) (http://is.gd/1FJON).
http://is.gd/1FJON). Arabic to Google English: "The occupying forces into the
unknown destroyed farms and fled from the area - Continental / Yousuf Ahmadi - By joining the
news, I came back that the military strength of the enemy fleeing from the unknown state of the
province of Kandahar, which was presented last Thursday to the region to launch military
operations. Correspondents to submit a Web page Chhamt report, as presented on Thursday, a
massive military force of the enemy, where most of the American and Canadian troops to launch
operations in the villages of the districts of Panjwayi and Dnd the state of Kandahar, a military
force consisting of 85 tanks, the inclusion of mine-sweepers and bulldozers entered the area with
a large planning However, the Mujahideen in the region who masterminded them being forced to
withdraw methods, including Astuge enemy ambush Mujahideen in the first Slawat, targeting
enemy tanks, mortar Mujahideen during the battle and violent killing of a large number of enemy
soldiers, and then the convoy headed to Mount Slawat, but planted by the Mujahideen skills by
special devices in the area where their improvised explosive devices detonated at the arrival of
troops of the enemy infantry and armor, and the words of villagers close to the region: the killing
of a large number of enemy soldiers here have been transferred by helicopter to the Kandahar air
base, as the mujahideen detonated explosive devices in the tank Nakhuni enemy areas and near
Chilgor Dnd, resulting in damage to the killing and injury of occupiers increased as the number of
mujahideen Fajk from their homes and rooms with explosives Airoha machines and remote
control, and after the arrival of soldiers to the occupiers of the inspection, the mujahideen
detonated improvised explosive devices were killed, including a large number of them. After this

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‫‪spiritual high losses in the enemy has been unable to obtain any result, destroyed farms and‬‬
‫‪green fields Ahali bulldozers, residents say the village Nakhuni: Canadian troops destroyed seven‬‬
‫‪trees were filled with grape farms by means of tracked bulldozers, and the bombing of enemy‬‬
‫‪civilians, bomb room for drying grapes allegedly housing the Taliban and destroyed completely,‬‬
‫‪and thus increased the anger of civilians and Crimes Following the cessation of all residents of‬‬
‫‪the area in front of bulldozers enemy with courage and threatened by the collective against the‬‬
‫‪occupiers if they stood on their work, and magnanimity and courage of the people, the morale of‬‬
‫‪the occupiers and with the spirit of the heavy losses and win the intransigence of people pulled on‬‬
‫‪their tanks to Morocco Kandahar, headquarters and returned to a sense of defeat. He said a‬‬
‫‪resident of the province of Panjwayi Chhamt Web: During the clashes, which lasted three days‬‬
‫‪Mujahed cite only one and wounded three others wounded, while the number of deaths and‬‬
‫نم اوبرهو عرازملا اورمد يياوجنب ىلإ ةيتآلا ةلتحملا تاوقلا" ‪injuries to dozens of the enemy." Arabic:‬‬
‫ةعطاقم نم ةبراه ودعلل ةيركسعلا ةوقلا كلت تعجر ‪،‬ةلصاولا ءابنألا بسح ‪ -‬يدمحا فسوي ‪/‬يراق ‪ -‬ةقطنملا‬
‫‪.‬ةيركسع تايلمع نشل ةقطنملا ىلإ يضاملا سيمخلا موي تمدق يتلا ‪،‬راهدنق ةيالوب يياوجنب‬
‫ودعلل ةريبك ةيركسع ةوق يضاملا سيمخلا موي تمدق هنأب ‪،‬اريرقت بيو تماهش ةحفص يلسارم دحأ مدقي‬
‫هذه ‪،‬راهدنق ةيالوب دندو يياوجنب يتعطاقم ىرق يف تايلمع نشل ةيدنكلاو ةيكيرمألا تاوقلا نم مهرثكأ ثيح‬
‫طيطخت عم ةقطنملا ىلإ تلخد تارزودلبلاو ماغلألا تاحساك لومشب ةبابد ‪ 85‬نم ةنوكملا ةيركسعلا ةوقلا‬
‫ودعلا هجوتسا اهنمض نمو ‪،‬باحسنإلاب مهرابجإ قرط مهل اوربد ةقطنملا يف نيدجاوتملا نيدهاجملا نكل ‪،‬ريبك‬
‫ةكرعملا لالخ نيدهاجملا فئاذقب ودعلا تابابد تفدهتسأ ثيح ‪،‬الوأ تاوالس ةقطنم يف نيدهاجملا نيمكب‬
‫نم اوعرز نيدهاجملا نكل ‪،‬تاوالس لبج ىلإ ةلفاقلا تهجتإ كلذ دعبو ‪،‬ودعلا دونج نم ريبك ددع لتقو ةفينعلا‬
‫دونج لوصو دنع ةفسانلا تاوبعلا مهيلع ترجف ثيح ةقطنملا هذه يف ةفسان تاوبع ةصاخلا مهتراهمب لبق‬
‫مهلقن مت ثيح انه ودعلا دونج نم ريبك ددع لتق ‪:‬ةقطنملا نم نيبيرقلا نيورقلا لوقبو ‪،‬ودعلا تاعردمو ةاشم‬
‫ينوخان قطانمب ودعلا تابابد يف ةفسان تاوبع نودهاجملا رجف امك ‪،‬ةيوجلا راهدنق ةدعاق ىلإ تايحورملاب‬
‫نم ددع نودهاجملا خخف امك ‪،‬نيلتحملاب ةديزم ةباصإو لتق رئاسخ قاحلإ نع رفسأ امم ‪،‬دند برق روغليشتو‬
‫اهيلإ نيلتحملا دونجلا لوصو دعبو ‪،‬دعب نع مكحتلا تالآب اهوريعو ةرجفتم داومب مهفرغو مهلزانم‬
‫ةيحورلا رئاسخلا هذه دعبو ‪.‬مهنم ريبك ددع لتقو مهيف ةفسانلا تاوبعلا نودهاجملا رجف ‪،‬شيتفتلل‬
‫‪،‬تارزودلبلاب ءارضخلا يلاهألا لوقحو عرازم اورمد ‪،‬ةجيتن يأ ىلع لوصحلا نم ودعلا نكمتي مل ثيح ةديدشلا‬
‫تارزودلبلا ةطساوب بنعلا راجشأب ةئيلملا مهعرازم ةعبس ةيدنكلا تاوقلا ترمد ‪:‬ينوخان ةيرق ناكس لوقي‬
‫‪،‬امامت اهورمدو نابلاط نكاسم اهنأ معزب بنعلا فيفجتل نييندملا فرغ لبانقلاب ودعلا فصق امك ‪،‬ةرجنزملا‬
‫اوددهو ودعلا تارزودلب مامأ ةعاجشب ةقطنملا ناكس عيمج فقوو تايئانجلا هذه رثإ نييندملا بضغ دادزإ اذهبو‬
‫مهتايونعم حور نولتحملا دقف ‪،‬يلاهألا ةعاجشو ةماهشبو ‪،‬اذه مهلمع نع اوفقو ام اذإ مهدض يعامج مايقب نيلتحملا‬
‫مهتارقم ىلإ اوعجرو راهدنق هاجت سمأ برغم مهتابابد تبحسنإ يلاهألا دانعو ةحدافلا رئاسخلا بسك عمو‬
‫مايأ ثالث تماد يتلا تاكابتشإلا لالخ ‪:‬بيو تماهشل يياوجنب ةعطاقم ناكس دحأ لاقو ‪.‬ةميزهلا ساسحإب‬
‫ىلإ ودعلا ىحرجو ىلتق ددع لصي يذلا تقولا يف حورجب نيرخآ ةثالث بيصأو طقف دحاو دهاجم دهشتسأ‬
‫"‪.‬تارشعلا‬
‫‪(5) – While the cited report for this alleged incident cites “deaths and injuries to dozens of the‬‬
‫‪enemy,” and even though Canadian troops are mentioned allegedly damaging property and‬‬
‫‪“bombing” civilians, the report doesn’t itemize how many Canadians were claimed as casualties.‬‬

‫‪Compiled 1 August 09‬‬

‫‪Tony Prudori, MILNEWS.ca‬‬
‫‪tony@milnews.ca‬‬

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