SUMMARY: CANADIAN FORCES REFERENCES

December 2009
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Reports of Canadian Casualties in Taliban Statements

January-December 2009
70

62
60

51
50

46
44

40
38 Rep Dead
35 Cfm Dead
33 33 Tanks Dest
30

20 20

16
15

10
8
7
6
5
4
2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0
JA-09 FB-09 MR-09 AP-09 MY-09 JU-09 JL-09 AG-09 SP-09 OC-09 NV-09 DC-09

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 Reports of Canadian Casualties in Taliban Statements
December 2008 vs. December 2009

70

60

50 68

40

30

20 9 10
DC-08

16
10
6 DC-09
1
0
Rep Dead Cfm Dead Tanks Dest

Scatter Plot
Taliban Claims vs. Reported Canadian Casualties
October 2008-December 2009
(r=0.3057, p > .05)
10

6
Reported Cas

0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Taliban Claims

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 HIGHLIGHTS
 Taliban statements monitored during December 2009 claimed responsibility
for approximately 20 Canadian deaths. Canada announced 6 deaths during
this period, including that of Calgary Herald reporter Michelle Lang, killed 30
Dec 09 by an IED blast while embedded with Canadian Forces.
 During 2009, the Taliban has claimed 12.12 Canadian casualties for every
one officially announced by the Government of Canada (400 alleged by
Taliban vs. 33 reported by Canada).
 Seven (7) Taliban announcements were monitored mentioning Canadian
personnel or casualties in December 2009, compared to an average of 7.93
such reports per month during the previous 12 months. This also compares
to eleven (11) Taliban announcements made claiming responsibility for 68
Canadian deaths during December 2008.
 On 24 Dec 09, the Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack on a “Canadian
invaders base in Kunar province”. Canadian forces assigned to ISAF have no
base in Kunar.
 In data collected since October 2008, there appears to be no statistically-
significant relationship between the number of Canadian casualties claimed
by the Taliban and the number of reported Canadian casualties on a month-
by-month basis (r=0.3057, p > .05).

Date Location CA Pers Tanks Ref

Killed Destroyed
12 Dec 09 “enemy in the Directorate of 4 (2)
Kandahar province, two buttons
(Zhari)” (Google English)
12 Dec 09 Rockets fired at Kandahar (3)
Airfield
15 Dec 09 “in the “Loy Karez” Department 5 1 (4) (1)
Boldak of Kandahar province
…. area near the village, “Sato”
“ (Google English)
16 Dec 09 “in the basin extended through 5 1 (5) (1)
the Directorate of two buttons
on the Kandahar Herat
highway” (Google English)
24 Dec 09 “Canadian invaders base in (6)
Kunar province”
30 Dec 09 “Emirate in an area for a 7 1 (7) (1)
"bridge" Kassem Dnd
Department of Kandahar
province” (Google English)
TOTALS 20 3
CONFIRMED CAN CAS, 6
December 2009 (8)

NOTES:
(1) 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.

(2) "Blast kills, injures ten Canadian soldiers," Voice of Jihad (Arabic), 12 Dec 09, retrieved at
http://alemarah.info/arabi/arabi-1-12-12-2009.html , PDF of Arabic, Google English text available at
http://www.scribd.com/doc/24009191/Blast-kills-injures-ten-Canadian-soldiers . Google English text: "Continental /

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Yousuf Ahmadi - Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate of the dawn of an explosive device in the foot soldiers of the enemy in the
Directorate of Kandahar province, two buttons (Zhari), which attack that killed and wounded (6) Canadian soldiers. News
by Linker, suffered losses above the enemy, when they were preparing an assault against the militants in the region.
According to the local Mujahideen: he was killed (4) soldiers, including Dhabthm also, wounded (6) other surgeries, were
also killed Kalpehm trained. In the separate report, at the age of five died yesterday (6) soldiers clients as a result of the
explosion by the Mujahideen in the area of Sheikh Qlndr Department Panjwayj. Carried out the attack when the enemy
soldiers disembark from their point of security in the region as their car collided with (Ranger) hit a mine planted."

(3) "Missiles fired at the Canadian and British invading terrorists in Kandahar airport," Voice of Jihad (Arabic), retrieved
at http://www.alemarah.info/arabi/arabi-4-10-12-2009.html , official English version retrieved at
http://theunjustmedia.com/Afghanistan/Mujahideen%20operations/Dec09/11-12-09.htm . "Wednesday night 09-12-2009
at around 10 pm local time, Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan fired several missiles at the Kandahar
airport where a larger number of Canadian and British terrorists are stationed. Three missiles landed inside the airport,
which resulted in heavy losses in the ranks of the enemy. Reported by Qari Muhammad Yousuf"

(4) "The destruction of armored forces in the Canadian Buldak," Voice of Jihad (Arabic) retrieved at
http://alemarah.info/arabi/arabi-1-15-12-2009.html , PDF of Arabic and Google English translation available at
http://www.scribd.com/doc/24120892/The-destruction-of-armored-forces-in-the-Canadian-Buldak . Google English text:
"Continental / Yousuf Ahmadi - Exploded armored vehicles for the Canadian Forces improvised explosive device
yesterday afternoon (2009-12-14) in the “Loy Karez” Department Boldak of Kandahar province. Officials said the jihadists
from the region: destroyed the armored vehicle in the powerful explosion completely, killing all on board of the Canadian
soldiers, as quoted Ofalhm after half an hour of the accident by helicopter to the Kandahar airport airspace. According to
the report Linker: explosion occurred while the enemy’s armored patrol roamed the area near the village, “Sato”
Vostahedvt Madrathm military improvised explosive device planted by the Mujahideen of Islamic Emirate. "

(5) "Thirty soldiers killed a client and occupied as a result of Kandahar blasts," Voice of Jihad (Arabic), retrieved at
http://alemarah.info/arabi/arabi-7-15-12-2009.html . Google English text: ".... In another separate report, the Mujahideen
detonated an explosive device in the tank for the Canadian Forces in the basin extended through the Directorate of two
buttons on the Kandahar Herat highway, which resulted in the destruction of the tank and killing all on board. Adds the
report, after this explosion destroyed two vehicles Ranger by two explosive devices, killing (11) soldiers and wounding (3)
others ...."

(6) "Canadian invaders base attacked in Kunar," Voice of Jihad (Arabic), retrieved at
http://alemarah.info/arabi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1434:2009-12-23-14-56-
14&catid=5:2009-03-12-06-25-17&Itemid=17 , official English version retrieved at
http://theunjustmedia.com/Afghanistan/Mujahideen%20operations/Dec09/23-12-09.htm . Arabic text: " ‫ةيريدم ىلع موجه‬
‫ يدنك‬- ‫ءاعبرألا‬, 23 ‫ ربمسيد‬2009 14:56 ‫ هللا حيبذ‬/ ‫ دهاجم‬- ‫ ةعابط قيدص ىلإ لاسرإ‬- ‫ةيريدم زكرم ىلع ةيمالسإلا ةرامإلا ودهاجم مجاه‬
‫رنوك ةيالوب يدنك‬، ‫ليمعلا شيجلاو ةيكيرمألا تاوقلا ركاسع نم ريبك ددع هيف دجاوتي ثيح‬. ‫ذفن موجهلا نأب نويلحملا نودهاجملا لوقي‬
‫ ( مويلا حابص نم يلحملا تيقوتلا بسح ةرشاعلا ةعاسلا يلاوح يف‬2009-12-23 ) ‫ةيريدملا ىنبمب ةحداف رئاسخ قاحلإ نع رفسأ امم‬
‫ودعلا ىحرجو ىلتق ددع لوح ةقيقد تامولعم نآلا ىتح لصت مل نكل‬. ‫نييبنجألا فويضلا نم ددع دجاوتي موجهلا لالخ نأب لاقي‬
‫ةيريدملا ىنبم يف نييلخادلاو‬، ‫مهريصم لوح تامولعم رهظت مل نكل‬." English text: "Wednesday morning 23-12-2009 at around
10 am local time, Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan attacked Canadian invaders base in Kunar province,
in the attack the base building was damaged, but the number of enemies killed or wounded could not be confirmed, at the
time of the attack a number of puppets and invaders guess were present in the building, but there was no information
about their fate. Reported by Zabeehullah Mujahid"

(7) "Targeting of the Canadian Forces tank hit a landmine in the bridge Qasim," Voice of Jihad (Arabic), retrieved at
http://alemarah.info/arabi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1524:2009-12-30-15-13-11&catid=5:2009-03-
12-06-25-17&Itemid=17 , PDF of Arabic and Google English translation available at
http://www.scribd.com/doc/24634525/Taliban-Claiming-Responsibility-for-IED-attack-on-Canadians . Arabic text: "‫فادهتس‬
‫ مساق رسج يف يضرأ مغلب ةيدنكلا تاوقلل ةبابد‬- ‫ءاعبرألا‬, 30 ‫ ربمسيد‬2009 15:13 ‫يراق‬/ ‫ ةعابط قيدص ىلإ لاسرإ يدمحا فسوي‬-
‫ ( مويلا رصع نم ةعبارلا ةعاسلا يلاوح يف ةلتحملا ةيدنكلا تاوقلل ةبابد تمدطصا‬2009-12-30 ) ‫يدهاجم لبق نم عورزم يضرأ مغلب‬
‫راهدنق ةيالوب دند ةيريدمب "مساق رسج " ـل ةعبات ةقطنم يف ةيمالسإلا ةرامإلا‬. ‫لصاولا ربخلا يف ءاج‬: ‫راجفنإلا اذه يف ةبابدلا ترمد‬
‫لماك لكشب ديدشلا‬، ‫( اهيف يقلو‬7) ‫ مهعرصم نييدنك دونج‬. ‫يلاهألا لوقي‬: ‫ثداحلا ناكم ىلإ ةيركسع تايحورم تيعدتسأ‬، ‫دونجلا نأو‬
‫ىلتقلا مهقافر ءالشأ عمج يف نيلوغشم نآلا نييدنكل‬." Google English text: "Targeting of the Canadian Forces tank hit a
landmine in the bridge Qasim - Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 15:13 Qari / Yousuf Ahmadi - Collided with a tank of
Canadian troops in the occupied about four o'clock this afternoon ( 2009-12-30 ) A landmine planted by the Mujahideen of
Islamic Emirate in an area for a "bridge" Kassem Dnd Department of Kandahar province. According to the paper Linker:
destroyed in the blast, the tank is too full, and after at least (7) soldiers. Residents say: military helicopters were called to
the scene, and that Canadian soldiers now busy in collecting the remains of their comrades dead."

(8) Includes the death on 30 Dec 09 of Calgary Herald reporter Michelle Lang.

Compiled 2 January 2010

Tony Prudori, MILNEWS.ca
tony@milnews.ca