Two contradictory trends have been occurring in Iraq this
year. First, the number of reported security incidents have been slowly going
down. That hasn’t had any real effect upon casualties however, which have
remained relatively the same for the last five months. This has been due to
mass executions and a new wave of car bombs. May 2015 was a perfect example of
these on going security issues.
There has been a slow decline in the number of attacks in
Iraq. In January there were 815 incidents. Over the next three months attacks
went down to just over 600 per month. Then in May there were 578. That month
there were probably many more then what is usually missed because the media was
so caught up in the fall of Ramadi security reporting on the rest of the
country dramatically fell off. Still the average number of attacks showed a
steady decline in violence. So far there has been an average of 26.2 per day in
January, 23.3 in February, 22.2 in March, 21.1 in April, and 18.6 in May.
The drop in attacks did not have a corresponding affect upon
casualties, which have remained high. In February there was a dip with 1,730
reported deaths. All the other months of this year there have been over 2,000 killed.
In January there was 2,308 fatalities, 2,459 in March, 2,212 in April, and
2,416 in May. The number of wounded has been around the same level as well with
2,895 in January, 2,683 in February, 2,371 in March, 2,625 in April, and 1,898
in May. In total, that averaged out to 167.8 casualties per day in January,
157.6 in February, 155.8 in March, 161.2 in April, before going down to 139.1
in May. Again, because media coverage was poor last month that might be the
reason why casualties went down. The reason why there have been so many
casualties despite the attack figures has been executions, the discovery of
mass graves, and the increasing use of car bombs. May was a perfect example
with IS killing 638 civilians, Iraqi Security Force (ISF) members, and sahwa in
Anbar after it took Ramadi. The actual number of dead and wounded is much
higher as the authorities are not reporting most of their losses. It is likely
that thousands and thousands of people have been injured and killed over the
past year and never been recorded.
Violence
In Iraq By Week 2015
|
Date
|
Incidents
|
Dead
|
Wounded
|
|
Jan 1-7
|
184
|
434
|
464
|
|
Jan 8-14
|
170
|
730
|
493
|
|
Jan 15-21
|
182
|
390
|
515
|
|
Jan 22-28
|
189
|
466
|
894
|
|
Jan 29-31
|
90
|
288
|
529
|
|
JAN
|
815
|
2,308
|
2,895
|
|
Feb 1-7
|
155
|
380
|
688
|
|
Feb 8-14
|
170
|
406
|
559
|
|
Feb 15-21
|
165
|
573
|
364
|
|
Feb 22-28
|
165
|
371
|
687
+ 386
|
|
FEB
|
655
|
1,730
|
2,683
|
|
Mar 1-7
|
172
|
372
|
587
|
|
Mar 8-14
|
133
|
348
|
656
|
|
Mar 15-21
|
142
|
1,299
|
503
|
|
Mar 22-28
|
170
|
235
|
406
|
|
Mar 29-31
|
72
|
205
|
219
|
|
MAR
|
689
|
2,459 + 4
|
2,371 + 150
|
|
Apr 1-7
|
121
|
212
|
422
|
|
Apr 8-14
|
133
|
626
|
525
|
|
Apr 15-21
|
169
|
722
|
714
|
|
Apr 22-28
|
160
|
483
|
483
|
|
Apr 29-30
|
50
|
162
+ 7
|
182
+ 299
|
|
APR
|
633
|
2,212
|
2,625
|
|
May 1-7
|
154
|
626
|
450
|
|
May 8-14
|
154
|
420
|
549
|
|
May 15-21
|
124
|
963
|
387
|
|
May 22-28
|
108
|
341
+ 1,499
|
348
|
|
May 29-31
|
38
|
66
|
164
+ 646
|
|
MAY
|
578
|
2,416 + 1,499
|
1,898 + 646
|
Violence
In Iraq By Province April-May 2015
|
Province
|
April
|
May
|
|
Anbar
|
142 Incidents
872 Killed: 322 ISF, 1 Hashd, 4
Sahwa, 538 Civilians
832 Wounded: 148 ISF, 1 Hashd, 31
Sahwa, 353 Civilians
92 Shootings
9 IEDs
7 Suicide Bombers
21 Suicide Car Bombs
7 Car Bombs
16 Mortars
2 Rockets
|
150 Incidents
1,232 Killed: 413 ISF, 39 Hashd,
42 Sahwa, 738 Civilians
574 Wounded: 228 ISF, 24 Hashd, 26
Sahwa, 738 Civilians
94 Shootings
27 IEDs
24 Suicide Bombers
47 Suicide Car Bombs
5 Car Bombs
12 Mortars
5 Rockets
|
|
Babil
|
20 Incidents
36 Killed: 11 ISF, 6 Sahwa, 19
Civilians
78 Wounded: 18 ISF, 60 Civilians
3 Shootings
14 IEDs
1 Sticky Bomb
2 Car Bombs
1 Mortar
|
15 Incidents
11 Killed: 2 ISF, 9 Civilians
49 Wounded: 10 ISF, 5 Hashd, 34
Civilians
2 Shootings
9 IEDs
2 Sticky Bombs
1 Sound Bomb
|
|
Baghdad
|
217 Incidents
392 Killed: 18 ISF, 6 Sahwa, 9
Hashd, 359 Civilians
1,160 Wounded: 39 ISF, 10 Sahwa,
20 Hashd, 1,091 Civilians
37 Shootings
118 IEDs
24 Sticky Bombs
1 Suicide Bomber
1 Suicide Car Bomb
23 Car Bombs
3 Mortars
2 Rockets
1 Grenade
|
213 Incidents
343 Killed: 11 ISF, 1 Hashd, 11
Sahwa, 320 Civilians
816 Wounded: 45 ISF, 11 Hashd, 18
Sahwa, 742 Civilians
73 Shootings
106 IEDs
22 Sticky Bombs
3 Suicide Car Bombs
8 Car Bombs
3 Mortars
1 Rockets
|
|
Basra
|
2 Incidents
1 Killed: 1 ISF
1 Shooting
|
3 Incidents
8 Killed: 8 Civilians
4 Wounded: 4 Civilians
3 Shootings
|
|
Dhi Qar
|
-
|
1 Incident
2 Killed: 2 Civilians
1 Wounded: 1 Civilian
1 IED
|
|
Diyala
|
57 Incidents
81 Killed: 18 ISF, 3 Hashd, 3
Sahwa, 57 Civilians
150 Wounded: 30 ISF, 10 Sahwa, 74
Hashd, 36 Civilians
28 Shootings
17 IEDs
1 Sticky Bomb
2 Car Bombs
1 Mortar
2 Rockets
|
47 Incidents
134 Killed: 13 ISF, 1 Asayesh, 1
Sahwa, 119 Civilians
109 Wounded: 15 ISF, 3 Asayesh, 91
Civilians
16 Shootings
22 IEDs
4 Sticky Bombs
1 Suicide Bomber
2 Suicide Car Bombs
2 Car Bombs
|
|
Irbil
|
1 Incident
5 Killed: 5 Civilians
17 Wounded: 2 Peshmerga, 15
Civilians
1 Car Bomb
|
-
|
|
Kirkuk
|
23 Incidents
102 Killed: 2 ISF, 10 Hashd, 18
Peshmerga, 72 Civilians
170 Wounded: 8 ISF, 39 Peshmerga,
94 Hashd, 29 Civilians
14 Shootings
4 IEDs
1 Suicide Bomber
1 Suicide Car Bomb
2 Mortars
1 Rockets
|
28 Incidents
46 Killed: 1 ISF, 1 Hashd, 5
Peshmerga, 39 Civilians
24 Wounded: 10 Peshmerga, 14
Civilians
13 Shootings
6 IEDs
1 Sticky Bomb
1 Mortar
|
|
Maysan
|
2 Incidents
2 Killed: 2 Civilians
2 Shootings
|
-
|
|
Najaf
|
-
|
1 Incident
1 Killed: 1 Civilian
1 Shooting
|
|
Ninewa
|
54 Incidents
97 Killed: 9 ISF, 2 YPG, 4 Hashd,
20 Peshmerga, 62 Civilians
25 Wounded: 6 Peshmerga, 19
Civilians
35 Shootings
24 IEDs
1 Artillery
|
45 Incidents
380 Killed: 2 ISF, 7 Peshmerga,
371 Civilians
2 Wounded: 2 Peshmerga
19 Shootings
46 IEDs
1 Sticky Bomb
|
|
Salahaddin
|
115 Incidents
624 Killed: 110 ISF, 10 Sahwa, 67
Hashd, 437 Civilians
193 Wounded: 72 ISF, 2 Sahwa, 49
Hashd, 70 Civilians
83 Shootings
17 IEDs
7 Suicide Bombers
5 Suicide Car Bombs
4 Car Bombs
5 Mortars
1 Grenade
|
75 Incidents
259 Killed: 173 ISF, 22 Hashd, 64
Civilians
319 Wounded: 192 ISF, 43 Hashd, 84
Civilians
35 Shootings
26 IEDs
1 Suicide Bomber
9 Suicide Car Bombs
1 Car Bomb
3 Mortars
1 Rockets
|
Car
Bombs In Iraq May 2015
|
Date
|
Location
|
Dead
|
Wounded
|
|
May 1
|
|||
|
May 2
|
Garma,
Anbar
Karrada
x2, Baghdad
|
29
|
66
|
|
May 3
|
|||
|
May 4
|
Baiji
Refinery, Salahaddin
|
3
|
5
|
|
May 5
|
Garma,
Anbar
Karrada,
Baghdad
|
6
|
13
|
|
May 6
|
|||
|
May 7
|
Baiji
x2, Dour, Hamrin x2, Salahaddin
|
57
|
39
|
|
Totals
|
11
|
95
|
123
|
|
May 8
|
Baladrooz
& Kanaan, Diyala
|
22
|
59
|
|
May 9
|
Karrada,
Baghdad
|
8
|
30
|
|
May 10
|
Fallujah
x3, Anbar
Shaab,
Baghdad
Taji
& Tarmiya, Salahaddin
|
23
|
26
|
|
May 11
|
|||
|
May 12
|
Sadoun
St & Tahrir Sq, Baghdad
|
14
|
37
|
|
May 13
|
|||
|
May 14
|
Dulab
x9 & Jubba x2, Anbar
|
6
|
54
|
|
Totals
|
22
|
73
|
206
|
|
May 15
|
Ramadi
x11, Anbar
|
10
|
7
|
|
May 16
|
Fallujah
& Ramadi, Anbar
Baiji
Refinery, Salahaddin
|
8
|
|
|
May 17
|
Ramadi
x7, Anbar
Shurta,
Baghdad
|
17
|
35
|
|
May 18
|
|||
|
May 19
|
Haswar,
Anbar
Abu
Ghraib, Baghdad
|
8
|
14
|
|
May 20
|
|||
|
May 21
|
|||
|
Totals
|
24
|
43
|
56
|
|
May 22
|
Barwana
x4 & Haditha x2, Anbar
|
||
|
May 23
|
|||
|
May 24
|
Assad
Air Base, Anbar
Baquba
x2, Diyala
|
3
|
|
|
May 25
|
|||
|
May 26
|
Fallujah
x3 & Garma, Anbar
Baiji,
Salahaddin
|
28
|
9
|
|
May 27
|
Garma
x4, Anbar
|
30
|
|
|
May 28
|
Jadriya
x2, Baghdad
|
15
|
42
|
|
Totals
|
20
|
73
|
54
|
|
May 29
|
|||
|
May 30
|
|||
|
May 31
|
|||
|
TOTAL
|
77
|
284
|
439
|
|
Month
|
Car Bombs
|
Dead
|
Wounded
|
|
Jan
|
45
|
151
|
257
|
|
Feb
|
52
|
221
|
446
|
|
Mar
|
63
|
135
|
399
|
|
Apr
|
67
|
224
|
524
|
|
May
|
77
|
284
|
439
|
Each month of 2015 has seen an increase in the number of
successful vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs). In January
there were 45. Then 52 in February, 63 in March, 67 in April, and 77 in May. Last
month there were three waves of three or more straight days of car bombs, which
was the most so far this year. 18 were used in Anbar, which was the main
battlefront during the month. After that Baghdad was second with 9 as IS has
returned to terrorist attacks upon civilians there. 8 were used in Salahaddin
against government forces, and then three in Diyala targeting mosques and
civilians. During May 23 out of 37 targets were military ones, compared to just
18 out of 48 in April. In the latter month the priority was striking Baghdad,
but last month IS was focused upon taking Ramadi and the Baiji Refinery and
deployed most of its VBIEDs to those locations. IS has been picking up its car
bombings to make up for its losses on the battlefield. That has led to multiple
VBIED attacks upon the security forces to take hard targets such as the
government complex and Anbar Operations Command during the assault on Ramadi,
and regular car bombings on places like restaurants and places of worship to
cause as many civilian casualties as possible. The increase shows that IS still
has plenty of explosives available and has rebuilt its networks in central Iraq
after some of them were disrupted earlier in the year.
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