With the end of the Eid holidays and Iraqi papers back at
work there was an expected increase in casualties in the country although the
number of reported attacks remained low. As usual, most of the fighting was
concentrated in Anbar and Salahaddin, plus there were a number of mass casualty
car bombs as the Islamic State continued with its bombing campaign.
There were only 105 reported security incidents in Iraq from
October 1-7, 2015. That was the lowest number counted for any full week of the
year, surpassing the previous low of 108 recorded May 22-28. Baghdad had the
most attacks with 48, then there were 13 in Kirkuk, 12 each in Anbar and
Salahaddin, 7 in Babil, 6 in Ninewa, 4 in Diyala, and 3 in Basra.
While the number of attacks was down casualties were back to
what they were before the Eid holiday. There were 291 reported deaths and 398
wounded during the week. The latter consisted of 7 Peshmerga, 8 members of the
Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), and 276 civilians. The injured were made up of 2
Peshmerga, 26 ISF, and 370 civilians.
Baghdad was the deadliest province at the start of October
with 94 dead and 241 wounded. The capital witnessed four deadly car bombs. On
October 3, two went off in Kadhimiya
and one in Hurriya killing 29 and
wounding 74. Then on October 5 another detonated in Husseiniya
leaving 12 fatalities and 20 injured. The southern section of Baghdad had the
most incidents with 15, then there were 13 in the east, 8 in the north, 6 in
the west, and 3 in the center. Not all of these acts were due to the Islamic
State as vigilantes and militias routinely dump bodies in the province, plus
there are regular criminal acts like kidnappings that could be done by
insurgents, militias or just gangs, not to mention some violent acts done by
political parties against their rivals. Still the majority of attacks are done
by IS, and they continue to show the ability to strike every part of Baghdad.
Violence In Baghdad Oct 1-7, 2015
Center: 3 – 3 IEDs
East: 10 – 1 Stabbing, 1
Kidnapping, 4 Shootings, 4 IEDs
Outer East: 3 – 3 IEDs
North: 6 – 1 Car Bomb, 1
Strangling, 1 Kidnapping, 1 Sticky Bomb, 1 IED, 1 Suicide Bomber Killed, 2
Suicide Car Bombs
South: 14 – 1 Kidnapping, 1
Sticky Bomb, 5 IEDs, 7 Shootings
Outer South: 1 Shooting, 3
IEDs
West: 3 – 3 IEDs
Outer West: 3 – 1 Sticky
Bomb, 2 IEDs
In Anbar the joint forces launched a new effort to reach the
center of Ramadi, but most of the reported progress was in areas that have
repeatedly been fought over. Near parts of Ramadi were reached including the
industrial district, the area outside the Anbar Operations command and the 8th
Brigade Headquarters, and the Japanese Bridge. Albu Gleb and Zankura outside
the city were also cleared. After that there was a litany of areas that the
joint forces had gone through again and again since the Anbar operation began
in July such as 5 Kilo, Albu Aetha, Albu Bali, Albu Chaleeb, Albi Diab, Albu
Faraj, Albu Jassim, Albu Shaban, Humaira, Husaiba, Jubba, Khalidiya Island, and
Niamiya. Husaiba for example was declared cleared, July 13, before the
government forces even reached it on July 18. Then on July 19 it was called
cleared, then the next day it was revealed only the center of town had been
gone through. Seven days later it was announced that it was entirely cleared
before another operation started there on July 29. Then another operation
started on August 16, was cleared August 17, a new operation on August 31,
another on September 10, the center cleared on September 13, another operation
on September 15, and then finally on October 4. That largely epitomizes how the
Anbar operations has gone. There are not enough personnel, there is no unified
command, and the joint forces continue to fall for Islamic State diversionary
attacks out in the western part of the province that draws away fighters. The
result is a game of whack a mole as the government goes through one area, moves
on only to have the insurgents return again. Casualties are also being
suppressed by Baghdad with only 72 reported deaths, 70 of which were members of
the Albu
Nimr tribe who were again massacred by IS.
Security Operations Since Start Of Anbar Campaign
|
5 Kilo
|
Albu Aetha
|
Albu Bali
|
Albu
Chaleeb
|
Albu Diab
|
|
Jul 20 operation
|
Jul 27 bridge cleared
|
Jul 23 operation
|
Aug 22 cleared
|
Jul 28 operation
|
|
Jul 22 cleared
|
Aug 21 cleared
|
Aug 8 operation
|
Aug 23 operation
|
Jul 29 cleared
|
|
Aug 19 operation
|
Sep 5 operation
|
Oct 3 operation
|
Oct 7 cleared
|
Sep 13 cleared
|
|
Sep 19 operation
|
Oct 6 operation
|
|
|
Sep 26 cleared
|
|
Oct 7 cleared
|
|
|
|
Oct 6 mostly cleared
|
|
Albu Faraj
|
Albu Gleb
|
Albu Jassim
|
Albu Shaban
|
Humaira
|
|
Aug 20 operation
|
Oct 7 cleared
|
Jul 14 cleared
|
Jul 30 cleared
|
Jul 14 cleared
|
|
Sep 13 operation
|
|
Aug 29 operation
|
Oct 7 operation
|
Aug 2 operation
|
|
Oct 4 eastern half cleared
|
|
Oct 7 operation
|
|
Aug 8 cleared
|
|
Oct 6 cleared
|
|
|
|
Sep 19 cleared
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oct 6 cleared
|
|
Husaiba
|
Jubba
|
Khalidiya
Island
|
Niamiya
|
Ramadi
|
|
Jul 13 center cleared
|
Sep 22 operation
|
Aug 4 operation
|
Jul 21 operation
|
Jul 28 Olympic Stadium
cleared
|
|
Jul 18 reached
|
Aug 25 cleared
|
Aug 12 operation
|
Sep 9 cleared
|
Aug 9 surrounded
|
|
Jul 19 cleared
|
Oct 2 operation
|
Aug 16 operation
|
Oct 5 operation
|
Oct 2 surrounded
|
|
Jul 20 center cleared
|
|
Aug 29 operation
|
Oct 6 center cleared
|
Oct 4 Olympic Stadium
cleared
|
|
Jul 27 cleared
|
|
Sep 5 operation
|
|
Oct 5 Industrial district
reached
|
|
Jul 29 operation
|
|
Sep 17 operation
|
|
Oct 6 Anbar Operations Cmd
& 8th Brg HQ operation
|
|
Aug 16 operation
|
|
Oct 5 operation
|
|
Oct 7 Zankura cleared
|
|
Aug 17 cleared
|
|
|
|
Oct 7 Japanese Bridge
cleared
|
|
Aug 31 operation
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sep 10 operation
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sep 13 center cleared
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sep 15 operation
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oct 4 operation
|
|
|
|
|
Basra was struck by a car bomb on October
5 that killed 11 and wounded 30. This was the first time southern Iraq had
been hit by a vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) in 12 months.
There was also an assassination
attempt on a Transportation Ministry supervisor in Um Qasr and a sound bomb
thrown at the manager of the Health Department in Basra City, both of which
were probably due to local disputes.
Similarly, Diyala was hit by a VBIED on October 5 that went off
in a market leaving 40 fatalities and 74 injured. Another car bomb was
discovered and dismantled that day in Bawih.
Kirkuk continued to see sporadic violence. The previous week
the Peshmerga made a foray into the Daquq district in the south seizing several
villages from the insurgents. IS counter attacked several times. It was also
reportedly arrested 275 people in Hawija and Zab Ahalowat for unknown reasons,
and blew
up an oil well at the Khabaz field.
The Islamic State continued with its executions in the Mosul
area. During the week the group killed 49 people.
Fighting in Salahaddin continued to center around Baiji.
There were also scattered attacks in the southern section of the province.
Sadr’s Peace Brigades declared the Leine
area cleared. Reportedly an operation was started to clear the Shirqat district
and Hawija area of Kirkuk, but nothing was said afterward so that might have
been hyperbole over real action.
Finally, the Islamic State’s car bomb campaign entered its
third month. At the start of October there were a total of 18 VBIEDs launched,
six hit their targets and 12 were destroyed. Anbar had the most incidents with
11, followed by 4 in Baghdad, 2 in Diyala, and 1 in Basra. IS has extended its
reach with these devices hitting new areas such as Diyala and Basra showing
that its networks reach throughout the country.
Violence
In Iraq By Week 2015
|
Date
|
Incidents
|
Dead
|
Wounded
|
|
Jan 1-7
|
189
|
466
|
464
|
|
Jan 8-14
|
172
|
733
|
518
|
|
Jan 15-21
|
189
|
403
|
528
|
|
Jan 22-28
|
195
|
492
|
899
|
|
Jan 29-31
|
91
|
306
|
568
|
|
JAN
|
836
|
2,400
|
2,977
|
|
Feb 1-7
|
155
|
408
|
688
|
|
Feb 8-14
|
177
|
443
|
566
|
|
Feb 15-21
|
169
|
592
|
383
|
|
Feb 22-28
|
171
|
391
|
705
|
|
FEB
|
672
|
1,834
|
2,342
|
|
Mar 1-7
|
176
|
373
|
595
|
|
Mar 8-14
|
137
|
398
|
656
|
|
Mar 15-21
|
146
|
1,304
|
505
|
|
Mar 22-28
|
174
|
273
|
406
|
|
Mar 29-31
|
72
|
205
|
219
|
|
MAR
|
705
|
2,553 + 4
|
2,381 + 150
|
|
Apr 1-7
|
127
|
218
|
422
|
|
Apr 8-14
|
137
|
676
|
542
|
|
Apr 15-21
|
172
|
729
|
717
|
|
Apr 22-28
|
163
|
497
|
483
|
|
Apr 29-30
|
50
|
162
+ 7
|
182
+ 299
|
|
APR
|
649
|
2,282
|
2,346
|
|
May 1-7
|
154
|
627
|
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
|
2,417 + 1,499
|
1,898 + 646
|
|
Jun 1-7
|
132
|
431
|
476
|
|
Jun 8-14
|
126
|
522
+ 405
|
394
|
|
Jun 15-21
|
141
|
365
|
373
|
|
Jun 22-28
|
162
|
306
|
474
|
|
Jun 29-30
|
61
|
122
|
189
|
|
JUN
|
622
|
1,804
|
2,012
|
|
Jul 1-7
|
161
|
435
|
719
|
|
Jul 8-14
|
140
|
384
|
570
|
|
Jul 15-21
|
109
|
359
|
597
+ 4,024
|
|
Jul 22-28
|
145
|
527
|
590
|
|
Jul 29-31
|
53
|
453
+ 8
|
603
|
|
JUL
|
608
|
2,166
|
3,079 + 4,024
|
|
Aug 1-7
|
154
|
650
+ 760
|
298
|
|
Aug 8-14
|
132
|
726
|
645
|
|
Aug 15-21
|
135
|
345
|
354
|
|
Aug 22-28
|
136
|
342
|
296
|
|
Aug 29-31
|
59
|
112
+ 5
|
169
|
|
AUG
|
616
|
2,180 + 760
|
1,762
|
|
Sep 1-7
|
139
|
285
|
352
|
|
Sep 8-14
|
144
|
368
|
394
|
|
Sep 15-21
|
123
|
323
|
488
|
|
Sep 22-28
|
128
|
190
|
258
|
|
Sep 29-30
|
39
|
106
+ 19
|
147
+ 8
|
|
SEP
|
573
|
1,291 + 314
|
1,647 + 3,003
|
|
Oct 1-7
|
105
|
291
|
398
|
Security
by Province Oct 2015
|
Provinces
|
SEP
|
|
Anbar
|
12 Incidents
72 Killed: 2 ISF, 70 Civilians
3 Wounded: 3 ISF
4 Shootings
2 IEDs
1 Suicide Bomber Killed
1 Suicide Car Bomb Destroyed
10 Car Bombs Destroyed
|
|
Babil
|
7 Incidents
4 Killed: 1 ISF, 3 Civilians
26 Wounded: 4 ISF, 22 Civilians
5 IEDs
|
|
Baghdad
|
48 Incidents
94 Killed: 4 ISF, 90 Civilians
241 Wounded: 13 ISF, 228 Civilians
13 Shootings
24 IEDs
3 Sticky Bombs
24 IEDs
3 Sticky Bombs
2 Suicide Car Bombs
2 Car Bombs
1 Suicide Bomber Killed
|
|
Basra
|
3 Incidents
11 Killed: 11 Civilians
30 Wounded: 30 Civilians
1 Shooting
1 Sound Bomb
1 Car Bomb
|
|
Diyala
|
4 Incidents
40 Killed: 40 Civilians
75 Wounded: 75 Civilians
1 Shooting
1 Car Bomb
1 Car Bomb Destroyed
|
|
Kirkuk
|
13 Incidents
10 Killed: 10 Civilians
16 Wounded: 2 Peshmerga, 14
Civilians
5 Shootings
4 IEDs
2 Rockets
|
|
Ninewa
|
6 Incidents
49 Killed: 7 Peshmerga, 42
Civilians
3 Shootings
|
|
Salahaddin
|
12 Incidents
11 Killed: 1 ISF, 10 Civilians
7 Wounded: 1 Civilian, 6 ISF
7 Shootings
2 IEDs
1 Mortar
|
Car
Bombs In Iraq, October 2015
|
Date
|
Location
|
Dead
|
Wounded
|
|
Oct 1
|
|||
|
Oct 2
|
|||
|
Oct 3
|
Hurriya
& Kadhimiya x2, Baghdad
Ramadi &
Rashad, Anbar – 7 destroyed
|
29
|
74
|
|
Oct 4
|
Subhait, Anbar
– 1 destroyed
|
||
|
Oct 5
|
Husseiniya,
Baghdad
Zubayr,
Basra
Khalis,
Diyala
Bawih, Diyala
– 1 destroyed
|
63
|
124
|
|
Oct 6
|
|||
|
Oct 7
|
Ramadi, Anbar
– 3 destroyed
|
||
|
Totals
|
6 – 12 Destroyed
|
92
|
198
|
SOURCES
Agence
France Presse, "Suicide attack in Baghdad kills 24: police," 10/3/15
AIN,
"Destruction of a booby-trapped tractor and killed three Daash in
Garma," 10/4/15
Al
Mada, "87 people dead and wounded final outcome of the twice suicide
bombers in Kadhimiya," 10/3/15
Al Mada, "Saraya Brigades cleared Leine line west of
Samarra and Daash executed eight of its leaders on charges of treason,"
10/4/15,
New
Sabah, "Diyala .. 114 people were killed in the massacre at market,"
10/6/15
NINA,
"The Field Commander of Daash in al- Zankura area and dozens of his
followers killed west of Ramadi," 10/7/15
-
"An official in the Transport Minisry in Basra survived an assassination
attempt," 10/1/15
Press
TV, "Car bomb attacks kill 57 across Iraq," 10/5/15
Al
Rayy, "Five martyrs and 11 wounded in second bombing in Hurriya area
northwest Baghdad," 10/3/15
-
"Popular crowd set off four car Daash car bombs in Fallujah area,"
10/3/15
Sarhan,
Amre, "Security forces kill 8 ISIS elements in western Anbar," Iraqi
News, 10/3/15
|
Shafaq
News, "ISIS blow up an oil well western Kirkuk," 10/7/15
|
-
"ISIS executes 70 members of the Albu Nemr clan in Anbar," 10/4/15
Sotaliraq,
"Controlled dismantling of a car bomb in Al Bawih area in Diyala," 10/5/15
|
-
"Daash abducted 75 people in Hawija and Ejerhm tell them to choose
between murder and cooperation," 10/7/15
-
"Daash abducted 200 people southwest Kirkuk," 10/7/15
|
- "Unidentified driver targeted home of
Health Director in Basra with a sound bomb," 10/7/15
Xinhua,
"At least 51 people killed in car bomb attacks, 70 executed by IS in
Iraq," 10/6/15
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