Taliban Propaganda Watch Summary: Canadian Forces References, October 2009

SUMMARY: CANADIAN FORCES REFERENCES October 2009 This material is based on information from web pages and forums carrying statements attributed to the Taliban, Taliban spokespersons or supporters of the Taliban, or analysis thereof. Posting of this material neither confirms nor endorses any of its content - it is shared for information only. When material translated into English is not available, Google Translate is used to translate the original (indicated by "GoogEng") - this is only a machine translation, NOT an official one. MILNEWS.ca is not responsible for the contents or reliability of any linked websites.

Reports of Canadian Casualties in Taliban Statements October 2008-October 2009 80

70 68 62 60

50 46 44 40 38

38 35 33

33

30 25 20

20 15

10

9

8

7 5

2 0

0 OC-08

0 NV-08

DC-08

JA-09

2 0 FB-09

MR-09

AP-09

2 0 MY-09

1

JU-09

4 2

JL-09

AG-09

2 SP-09

OC-09

Rep Dead Cfm Dead Tanks Dest

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HIGHLIGHTS Taliban statements monitored during October 2009 claimed responsibility for at up to 44 Canadian deaths. Canada announced the death of 2 soldiers during this period. Six (6) Taliban announcements were monitored mentioning Canadian personnel or casualties in October 2009, compared to an average of 8.42 such reports per month since October 2008. Since October 2008, the Taliban have claimed 12.89 Canadian casualties for every one officially announced by the Government of Canada (464 alleged by Taliban vs. 36 reported by Canada). Date

Location

CA Pers Killed

Tanks Destroyed

Ref

6 Oct 09

“Armandaw manda area in Arghandab district of Kandahar province” “in the air Lahore Department Arghandab in Kandahar” (Google English) “a checkpoint in the village of Bala de Zkhan Dnd Department of Kandahar province” (Google English) “Zarki ghondi area in Speen boldak district of Kandahar province” “an area near a market Grgian Panjwayj Directorate in Kandahar” (Google English) “Ashegho area in Zari district of Kandahar province”

10

2

(1) (2)

9 Oct 09

13 Oct 09

13 Oct 09

16 Oct 09

18 Oct 09

TOTALS CONFIRMED CAN CAS, October 2009

5

(3)

19 (killed and injured)

(4)

5

1

not specified

(5) (2)

(6)

5

1

44 2

4

(7) (2)

NOTES: (1) "2 tanks of the Canadian invading Forces blown up Kandahar." Voice of Jihad via antiimperialist.info forums, retrived 6 Oct 09 at http://www.antiimperialist.info/vb/showthread.php?s=90c3033eaa4db5f7b4e268184a52cf46&t=14009 ; Arabic & English version (PDF) at non-terrorist site here http://is.gd/41ePv - English: "Tuesday morning 06-10-2009 around 10 am local time, Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan with remote controlled landmines blew up two tanks of the Canadian invading army in Armandaw manda area in Arghandab district of Kandahar province. In the blasts both enemy tanks were destroyed and all the Canadian invading terrorists in them were killed. Reported by Qari Muhammad Yousuf" Arabic - "‫للقوات الكندية بعبوات ناسفة في مديرية أرغنداب‬ 2

‫ تفجير دبابتين‬- ‫قاري‬/ ‫ يوسف احمدي‬- 06 ) ‫للقوات الكندية المحتلة في مديرية‬ ‫ في دبابتين عسكرية‬10‫ناسفتين في الساعة العاشرة تقريبا من صباح اليوم‬ ‫ ( يفيد مجاهدو اإلمارة اإلسالمية من والية قندهار بأنهم فجروا عبوتين‬2009 .‫قندهار‬ ‫ أرغنداب بوالية‬.‫حسب النبأ‬: ‫بشكل كامل وقتل جميع من بداخلها من الجنود الكنديين‬ ‫ أسفر اإلنفجارين المتتاليين عن تدمير كال الدبابتين للعدو‬.‫وبقول سكان المنطقة‬: ‫المذكورة بالعدو حينما كانوا في حالة العبور من منطقة دارمنداو مانده بالمديرية المذكورة‬ ‫ لحقت الخسائر‬.‫العدو ال زالوا في محاولة نقل دباباتهم المدمرة في المنطقة إلى مراكزهم‬ ‫ كما أن جنود‬٬‫"وبعد اإلنفجارات تم نقل جثث الجنود القتلى بالمروحيات إلى مراكزهم‬ (2) Previous Taliban references to number of crew members in Canadian “tanks” have ranged from four to six. Therefore, any reference to “all on board” allegedly being killed will be counted as an average of five. (3) "Five Canadian soldiers were killed in the Directorate of Arghandab," Voice of Jihad, retrieved 10 Oct 09 at http://www.alemarah.info/arabi/arabi-12-9-10-2009.html , Google English translation retrieved at http://is.gd/49JWB , PDF of Arabic and Google English translation at non-terrorist site http://www.pdfcoke.com/doc/20866066 . Arabic: " ‫ةيريدم يف نييدنك دونج ةسمخ لتقم‬ ‫ بادنغرا‬- ‫يراق‬/ ‫ يدمحا فسوي‬- ‫ ( مويلا رهظ نم ةدحاولا ةعاسلا يف‬2009-10-09 ) ‫ودهاجم لتق‬ ‫يف ودعلل ةلجار ةيرودل بوصنم نيمك ةجيتن نييدنك دونج ةسمخ ةيمالسإلا ةرامإلا‬ ‫راهدنق ةيالوب بادنغرا ةيريدمب روهال يوج ةقطنم‬. ‫نويلحملا نودهاجملا لوقي‬: ‫( بيصأ‬3) ‫نييندملا ىلع ةيئاوشع ةيران ةريعأ ودعلا قلطأ مث نمو موجهلا لالخ نيرخآ دونج‬ ‫نامرلا نونجي اوناك نيحالفلا‬٬ ‫نيرخأ نينثا ةباصإو عرازم داهشتسا نع رفسأ ام‬. ‫هللو‬ ‫ "رئاسخلا نم عون يأ نيدهاجملاب قحلي مل دمحلا‬Google English: "Continental / Yousuf Ahmadi - Per hour of noon today ( 2009-10-09) killed ujahideen of Islamic Emirate of five Canadian soldiers mounted an ambush as a result of a foot patrol of the enemy in the air Lahore Department Arghandab in Kandahar. Say local Mujahideen: Three (3) other soldiers were wounded during the attack and then the enemy fired gunshots indiscriminately at civilians, peasants were reaping the pomegranate, which resulted in the death of a farmer and wounding two others. Praise the Mujahideen did not suffer any kind of losses." (4) "Strong explosion kills, injures Nineteen Canadian soldiers have occupied," Voice of Jihad, retrieved 13 Oct 09 at http://www.alemarah.info/arabi/arabi-12-13-10-2009.html , Google English translation retrieved at http://is.gd/4hQB7 . Arabic: " ‫ةعست بيصيو لتقي ديدش راجفنإ‬ ‫ التحم ايدنك ايدنج رشع‬- ‫يراق‬/ ‫ يدمحا فسوي‬- ‫أبنلا بسح‬٬ ‫رشع ةعست بيصأو لتق‬ ‫ ( مويلا حابص نم ةعساتلا ةعاسلا يف ايدنك ايدنج‬2009-10-13 ) ‫ةرامإلا ودهاجم رجف امنيح‬ ‫ةيالوب دند ةيريدمب ناخلز الاب هد ةيرقب زجاح دنع مهيف ةعورزم ةفسان تاوبع ةيمالسإلا‬ ‫راهدنق‬. ‫أبنلا فيضي‬٬ ‫ةديدشلا تاراجفنإلا دعب‬٬ ‫رفسأ امم ودعلا تاوق ىلع حلسم موجه مت‬ ‫ودعلا دونج نم رخآ ددع ةباصإو لتقم نع‬. ‫ثداحلا دعبو‬٬ ‫تايحورم تلصوو ةقطنملا ودعلا رصاح‬ ‫ةقطنملا ىلإ نيلتحملل ةريثك‬٬ ‫نآلا ىتح اينمأ قوطم راجفنإلا ناكم لاز الو‬." Google English: "Strong explosion kills, injures Nineteen Canadian soldiers have occupied - Continental / Yousuf Ahmadi - According to the report, was killed and nineteen wounded Canadian soldier in the ninth hour of the morning (2009-10-13), when a Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate of bombs planted in them at a checkpoint in the village of Bala de Zkhan Dnd Department of Kandahar province. Adds the report, after heavy explosions, it was an armed attack on enemy forces, killing and wounding a number of other enemy soldiers. After the incident, the enemy surrounded the area and helicopters arrived at many of the occupiers to the region, site of the explosion is still hooped security so far." (5) "Canadian invaders tank blown up in Kandahar," Voice of Jihad, Arabic version retrieved 13 Oct 09 at http://www.alemarah.info/arabi/arabi-11-13-10-2009.html , Google English translation retrieved at http://is.gd/4ij6Q , Official English version retrieved at http://theunjustmedia.com/Afghanistan/Mujahideen%20operations/Oct09/13-10-09.htm . Arabic: " ‫ كدلوب ةيريدم يف ةفسان ةوبعب نيلتحملل ةبابد ريجفت‬- ‫يراق‬/ ‫ يدمحا فسوي‬- ‫رجف‬ ‫ ( مويلا رهظ نم ةرشاعلا ةعاسلا يف ةيمالسإلا ةرامإلا ودهاجم‬2009-10-13 ) ‫ةفسان ةوبع‬ ‫زكرم برق يكرز ةبضه ةقطنم يف ةلتحملا ةيدنكلا تاوقلل ةيركسع ةبابد يف ةعورزم‬ ‫راهدنق ةيالوب كدلوب ةيريدم‬٬ ‫ةقطنملا يف ةيرودلاب موقت ودعلا ةلفاق تناك امنيح‬. ‫أبنلا بسح‬٬ ‫دعب نع مكحتلا ةلآ ةطساوب مت يذلا ديدشلا راجفنإلا رفسأ‬٬ ‫ةبابد ريمدت نع‬ ‫نييدنكلا اهدونج عيمج لتقو لماك لكشب ودعلا‬. ‫ةقطنملا يف ودعلا ةبابد ماطح لاز الو‬ ‫نآلا رهظ ىتح‬."Official English: "Tuesday morning 13-10-2009 around 10 am local time, Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan with a remote controlled landmine blew up a 3

tank of the Canadian invaders in Zarki ghondi area in Speen boldak district of Kandahar province, in the blast the tank was destroyed and all the terrorists in it where killed. Reported by Qari Muhammad Yousuf." Google English translation: "The bombing of a tank for the occupiers to an improvised explosive device in the Directorate of Buldak - Continental / Yousuf Ahmadi Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate of dawn at the tenth of the afternoon (2009-10-13) an explosive device planted in a military tank of Canadian troops in the occupied Golan Zrki near the center of the Directorate of Boldak in Kandahar, when the enemy convoy was patrolling in the region. According to the report, resulting in a powerful bomb blast which is made by machine remote control, the destruction of the enemy tank is full and kill all the soldiers Canadians. It is still the wreckage of enemy tanks in the area until noon now." (6) "Attack on patrol of Canadian invaders in Panjwai, Kandahar," Voice of Jihad via forum.takva.com forums, retrieved 21 Oct 09 at http://forum.tak-va.com/printthread.php?t=4177 , Google English translation retrieved at http://is.gd/4t2kp . Google English translation: "Attack on a patrol near the Canadian Forces Directorate Panjwayj - Zabihollah / Mujahid - Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate attacked at seven o'clock Morocco yesterday (2009-10-16) armed attack on a joint patrol of the enemy in an area near a market Grgian Panjwayj Directorate in Kandahar. According to the report, was attacked in an ambush on a car was hit by Ranger of the enemy anti-tank and killed and wounded on board. After the attack, the enemy helicopters arrived to the area and cordoned off the surrounding villages of the region, and cited one of the civilians, where he was leading prayers at the mosque. And thankfully did not fall in the ranks of the mujahideen any losses." Arabic: "‫يياوجنب ةيريدم برق ةيدنكلا تاوقلل ةيرود ىلع موجه‬ ‫ هللا حيبذ‬/ ‫ دهاجم‬- ‫( سمأ موي برغم نم ةعباسلا ةعاسلا يف ةيمالسإلا ةرامإلا ودهاجم مجاه‬ 2009-10-16 ) ‫ةيريدم قوس برق نايجرغ ةقطنم يف ودعلل ةكرتشم ةيرود ىلع احلسم اموجه‬ ‫راهدنق ةيالوب يياوجنب‬. ‫أبنلا بسح‬٬ ‫رجنير ةرايس هلالخ فدهتسأ نيمك نمض موجهلا مت‬ ‫اهنتم ىلع ناك نم بيصأو لتقو تاعردملل ةداضم ةفيذقب ودعلل‬. ‫تلصو موجهلا دعبو‬ ‫ةقطنملل ةرواجملا ىرقلا تقوطو ةقطنملا ىلإ ودعلا تايحورم‬٬ ‫نييندملا دحأ تدهشتسا امك‬ ‫دجسملا يف ةالصلا يدؤي ناك ثيح‬." (7) "Canadian invader army tank blown up in Kandahar," Voice of Jihad, retrieved 19 Oct 09 at http://theunjustmedia.com/Afghanistan/Mujahideen%20operations/Oct09/19-10-09.htm , PDF available at non-terrorist site here http://is.gd/4K68e . "Sunday afternoon 18-10-2009 at around 3 pm local time, Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan with a remote controlled landmine blew up a tank of the Canadian invaders in Ashegho area in Zari district of Kandahar province, in the blast the tank was destroyed and all the terrorists inside it were killed. Reported by Qari Muhammad Yousuf"

Compiled 1 November 2009 Tony Prudori, MILNEWS.ca [email protected]

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