In the fourth week of September 2015 attacks remained
largely the same as the previous month, but there was a dramatic drop in the
number of dead and wounded. One reason might have been the Eid holiday and the
increased security precautions. At the same time many papers closed down for
most of the week, which meant a lot of violence went unreported. This was
another example of how casualties have stopped being a reliable measure of the
security situation in Iraq since the summer of 2014 because of censorship and
government propaganda.
There were 128 attacks in the media from September 22-28.
That was in line with the previous weeks when there were 122 incidents from
September 15-21, 144 from September 8-14, 139 from September 1-7, 136 from
August 22-28, 135 from August 15-21, and 132 from August 8-14. During that
7-week stretch there has been an average of 19.0 incidents per day. That
compared to 20.6 attacks per day during the 7 weeks beforehand.
Baghdad had the most attacks with 50. After that there were
30 in Anbar, 20 in Salahaddin, 10 in Ninewa, 7 in Diyala, 6 in Kirkuk, 3 in
Babil, and one in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
During the week there were 190 deaths and 258 wounded. That
was the fewest number reported killed and injured in a full week for all of
2015. The major cause could have been the increased security that the
government provided during the Eid holiday. However, the fact that many of
Iraq’s newspapers went on holiday was probably a bigger factor. This highlights
the fact that casualties are not a good measure of violence in Iraq anymore.
Too many incidents have not been reported, and the government rarely goes
public with its losses. That means what is counted should be considered a bare
minimum for what is really happening in 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
|
122
|
323
|
488
|
Sep 22-28
|
128
|
190
|
258
|
Violence
In Iraq Sep 2015 by Province
Provinces
|
Sep
1-7
|
Sep
8-14
|
Anbar
|
25 Incidents
52 Killed: 5 Civilians, 10 Hashd,
13 ISF, 24 Sahwa
45 Wounded: 8 Civilians, 10 Sahwa,
12 ISF, 15 Hashd
10 Shootings
4 Suicide Bombers
3 Suicide Car Bombs
2 Mortars
19 Suicide Bombers Killed
20 Car Bombs Destroyed
|
24 Incidents
29 Killed: 4 Civilians, 8 Hashd,
17 ISF
57 Wounded: 13 Hashd, 19 ISF, 25
Civilians
10 Shootings
2 IEDs
2 Suicide Bombers
2 Suicide Car Bombs
2 Mortars
4 Suicide Bombers killed
5 Suicide Car Bombs Destroyed
1 Motorcycle Bomb Destroyed
13 Car Bombs Destroyed
|
Babil
|
2 Incidents
2 Killed: 2 Civilians
5 wounded: 5 Civilians
1 IED
|
5 Incidents
4 Killed: 4 Civilians
14 Wounded: 4 ISF, 10 Civilians
1 Shooting
3 IEDs
|
Baghdad
|
58 Incidents
73 Killed: 2 ISF, 71 Civilians
199 Wounded: 8 ISF, 191 Civilians
11 Shootings
28 IEDs
8 Sticky Bombs
2 Car Bombs
1 Grenade
2 Car Bombs Destroyed
|
57 Incidents
65 Killed: 1 Sahwa, 2 Hashd, 4
ISF, 58 Civilians
154 Wounded: 14 ISF, 140 Civilians
14 Shootings
22 IEDs
10 Sticky Bombs
1 Car Bomb
2 Grenades
|
Basra
|
-
|
3 Incidents
1 Wounded: 1 ISF
2 IEDs
1 Sound Bomb
|
Diyala
|
8 Incidents
14 Killed: 5 ISF, 9 Civilians
24 Wounded: 1 ISF, 23 Civilians
4 Shootings
2 IEDs
1 Car Bomb
1 Mortar
|
12 Incidents
16 Killed: 3 Hashd, 4 ISF, 9
Civilians
20 Wounded: 1 ISF, 1 Asayesh, 3
Hashd, 15 Civilians
5 Shootings
5 IEDs
1 Car Bomb
|
Karbala
|
1 Incident
2 Sound Bombs
|
1 Incident
1 Car Bomb Destroyed
|
Kirkuk
|
4 Incidents
1 Killed: 1 Civilian
1 Wounded: 1 Hashd
2 Shootings
2 Car Bombs Destroyed
|
6 Incidents
29 Killed: 9 Civilians, 20
Peshmerga
121 Wounded: 6 Civilians, 115
Peshmerga
2 Shootings
3 IEDs
|
KRG
|
-
|
2 Incidents
95 Killed: 95 PKK
2 Turkish Air Strikes
|
Ninewa
|
21 Incidents
116 Killed: 8 Peshmerga, 108
Civilians
22 Wounded: 2 Peshmerga, 20
Civilians
10 Shootings
3 IEDs
1 Rocket
1 Mortar
|
13 Incidents
104 Killed: 8 Peshmerga, 32 ISF,
64 Civilians
4 Shootings
1 IED
1 Mortar
|
Qadisiyah
|
1 Incident
|
-
|
Salahaddin
|
19 Incidents
27 Killed: 6 ISF, 21 Civilians
56 Wounded: 21 ISF, 35 Civilians
7 Shootings
4 IEDs
1 Mortar
12 Suicide Bombers Killed
1 Suicide Car Bomb Destroyed
|
21 Incidents
26 Killed: 6 Hashd, 9 Civilians,
11 ISF
27 Wounded: 7 Hashd, 9 ISF, 11
Civilians
11 Shootings
4 IEDs
1 Car Bomb
2 Suicide Bombers Killed
9 Suicide Car Bombs Destroyed
1 Motorcycle Bomb Destroyed
1 Car Bomb Destroyed
|
Provinces
|
Sep
15-21
|
Sep
22-28
|
Anbar
|
18 Incidents
30 Killed: 4 ISF, 26 Civilians
56 Wounded: 6 ISF, 50 Civilians
9 Shootings
1 IED
1 Rockets
2 Mortars
3 Suicide Car
Bombs Destroyed
|
30 Incidents
52 Killed: 8 ISF, 17 Hashd, 27
Civilians
37 Wounded: 1 ISF, 9 Hashd, 27
Civilians
15 Shootings
3 Suicide Car Bombs
4 Mortars
1 Artillery
42 Car Bombs Destroyed
|
Babil
|
3 Incidents
6 Killed: 6 Civilians
19 Wounded: 19 Civilians
3 IEDs
|
3 Incidents
9 Wounded: 9 Civilians
1 Shooting
1 IED
1 Sticky Bomb
|
Baghdad
|
50 Incidents
88 Killed: 2 Sahwa, 6 ISF, 80
Civilians
303 Wounded: 5 Sahwa, 9 ISF, 289
Civilians
13 Shootings
19 IEDs
4 Sticky Bombs
1 Suicide Bomber
3 Car Bombs
2 Rockets
2 Suicide Bombers Killed
|
50 Incidents
57 killed: 1 ISF, 56 Civilians
168 Wounded: 1 Sahwa, 167
Civilians
8 Shootings
23 IEDs
5 Sticky Bombs
1 Car Bomb
1 Suicide Car Bomb Destroyed
2 Car Bombs Destroyed
|
Diyala
|
5 Incidents
9 Killed: 1 ISF, 8 Civilians
11 Wounded: 2 ISF, 9 Civilians
3 Shootings
1 IED
1 Sticky Bomb
2 Motorcycle Bombs Dismantled
1 Car Bomb Dismantled
|
7 Incidents
7 Killed: 1 ISF, 6 Civilians
23 Wounded: 1 ISF, 1 Hashd, 21
Civilians
3 Shootings
1 Sticky Bomb
1 Car Bomb
2 Suicide Car Bombs Destroyed
1 Car Bomb Destroyed
|
KRG
|
1 Incident
55 Killed: 55 PKK
1 Turkish Air Raid
|
1 Incident
19 Killed: 19 PKK
1 Turkish Air Strike
|
Kirkuk
|
8 Incidents
4 Killed: 4 Civilians
3 Wounded: 1 Civilian, 2 Hashd
2 Shootings
1 Rocket
|
6 Incidents
20 Killed: 20 Civilians
1 Wounded: 1 Hashd
2 Shootings
1 Mortar
|
Ninewa
|
16 Incidents
45 Killed: 5 ISF, 40 Civilians
9 Shootings
21 IEDs
1 Rocket
|
11 incidents
20 Killed: 2 Peshmerga, 5 ISF, 13
Civilians
12 Wounded: 12 Peshmerga
3 Shootings
1 IED
1 Mortar
1 Rockets
|
Salahaddin
|
21 Incidents
82 Killed: 4 ISF, 78 Civilians
96 Wounded: 27 ISF, 69 Civilians
15 Shootings
4 IEDs
2 Suicide Car Bombs
3 Mortars
1 Car Bomb Destroyed
|
20 Incidents
15 Killed: 3 ISF, 5 Civilians, 7
Hashd
8 Wounded: 4 Hashd, 4 Civilians
12 Shootings
2 IEDs
2 Suicide Car Bombs Destroyed
15 Car Bombs Destroyed
|
Wasit
|
1 incident
4 Killed: 4 Civilians
1 Shooting
|
-
|
The fourth week of September was another period of treading
water in Anbar. The seventh operation
to clear East Husaiba to the east of Ramadi was launched. Another sweep through
Albu Diab started, even though the town has been declared cleared twice since
the Anbar offensive began in July. The government’s forces continued to be
drawn out into western Anbar by the Islamic State, this time with a new drive
into Baghdadi, the third since July, which only saps manpower away from the
main thrust into Ramadi and Fallujah. Fighting also continued in Garma where
there has been an on going campaign since May. It’s not that Baghdad has not
made progress in Anbar. There has been penetration into southern Ramadi and
northern Fallujah for instance. The problem is the Iraqi Security Forces, Hashd,
and tribes have not been able to hold many of the major towns surrounding the
two main cities, and have continuously fallen for diversionary attacks by the
Islamic State. The result is that the joint forces are squeezing the balloon in
Anbar, pushing out insurgents from one area only to have them re-emerge in
another.
Selected Security Operations In Anbar
East
Husaiba
|
Albu Diab
|
Baghdadi
|
Operation 7/19/15
|
Cleared 7/29/15
|
Operation 7/30/15
|
Cleared 7/21/15
|
Cleared 9/13/15
|
Operation 8/24/15
|
Operation 7/26/15
|
Operation 9/26/15
|
Operation 9/25/15
|
Operation 8/2/15
|
||
Cleared 8/6/15
|
||
Operation 8/10/15
|
||
Operation 8/25/15
|
||
Cleared 8/30/15
|
||
Operation 9/16/15
|
||
Operation 9/25/15
|
East Baghdad continued to be a main target of the Islamic
State in the capital province. There were 16 there, but 16 also in the south,
along with 7 in the north and west respectively, along with 3 in the center.
Those included 4 car bombs, three of which were destroyed or dismantled, 5
sticky bombs, 8 shootings, and 23 IEDs.
Attacks in Baghdad Sep 22-28, 2015
Center: 3 – 1 Car Bomb, 1
Kidnapping, 1 Sticky Bomb
East: 13 – 1 Body Found, 1
Robbery, 1 Sticky Bomb, 2 Car Bombs Dismantled, 3 Shootings, 5 IEDs
Outer East: 3 – 1 Shooting, 1
Sticky Bomb, 1 IED
North: 6 – 1 Robbery, 1
Sticky Bomb, 1 IED, 1 Body Found, 2 Kidnappings
Outer North: 1 – 1 Sticky
Bomb
South: 11 – 1 Beheading, 1
Attempted Kidnapping, 2 Shootings, 7 IEDs
Outer South: 5 – 1 Shooting,
4 IEDs
West: 5 – 1 Suicide Car Bomb
Destroyed, 4 IEDs
Outer West: 2 – 1 IED, 1
Rocket
Unknown: 1 – 1 Shooting
In Kirkuk the Kurds made another foray into the Daquq
district. They were able to take one village on September
22. This offensive began on August 26, and has been able to capture almost
three dozen towns since then. There have been reports
that Kurdish volunteers have been looting, while the Peshmerga have been
bulldozing houses and not letting locals return.
Turkey reported another foray into the Kurdistan Regional
Government (KRG). On September
25 an air strike was said to have killed 19 Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)
fighters. There were several other Turkish missions into Iraq during the week,
but no reports of casualties.
IS made two attacks upon the Peshmerga in Sinjar during the
week. The first was a mortar
barrage that wounded two and then an infantry
attack that left 2 Peshmerga dead and 10 wounded. The Islamic State also
executed 18 people during the week in Mosul and Qayara.
In Salahaddin almost all of the fighting continued to center
around Baiji. IS launched attacks throughout the district almost every day of
the week. The government also launched another operation
in Samarra Island, the fourth since the start of August.
Finally, the Islamic State’s on going car bomb campaign
picked up pace again. During the third week of September there were only 10
vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs) in the entire country
compared to 34 the week before. From September 22-28 there were 70 car bombs. Anbar
was the main target with 45 there. Only three suicide bombers were successful
with the other 42 destroyed. There were another 17 in Salahaddin, 11 of which
were in the Baiji district. Four car bombs were launched against Baghdad with
three being destroyed or dismantled before reaching their targets. Finally, Diyala
was hit for the fifth straight week with 5 VBIEDs, which means IS might be
picking up their bombing campaign there as well.
Car
Bombs In Iraq, September 2015
Date
|
Location
|
Dead
|
Wounded
|
Sep 1
|
Haditha
x3, Anbar
Khalis,
Diyala
Sadoun St,
Baghdad – 1 destroyed
|
16
|
26
|
Sep 2
|
Garma &
Tal al-Mushahid, Anbar – 3 destroyed
|
||
Sep 3
|
Shaab
& Shuhada, Baghdad
Garma, Anbar –
4 destroyed
Siniya,
Salahaddin – 1 destroyed
|
2
|
15
|
Sep 4
|
Haditha &
Zoba, Anbar – 3 destroyed
|
||
Sep 5
|
Albu Aetha
& Humaira Anbar– 5 destroyed
|
||
Sep 6
|
Bashir, Kirkuk
– 2 destroyed
|
||
Sep 7
|
Albu Aetha,
Anbar – 5 destroyed
Karrada,
Baghdad – 1 destroyed
|
||
Totals
|
6 – 25 Destroyed
|
18
|
41
|
Sep 8
|
East of
Ramadi, Anbar – 2 destroyed
|
||
Sep 9
|
Ain Assad,
East Husaiba & Husaiba, Anbar – 3 destroyed
|
||
Sep 10
|
Albu
Soda, Anbar
Jawaanh, Anbar
– 1 destroyed
Siniya,
Salahaddin – 1 destroyed
|
9
|
14
|
Sep 11
|
Jaraeshi,
Anbar – 1 destroyed
|
||
Sep 12
|
Albu
Jwari, Salahaddin
Anbar Univ,
East Husaiba – 7 destroyed
Hajaj,
Salahaddin – 4 destroyed
|
3
|
8
|
Sep 13
|
Albu
Aziz, Anbar
East Husaiba
& Garma, Anbar – 4 destroyed
Albu Jwari
& Baiji, Salahaddin – 5 destroyed
|
3
|
5
|
Sep 14
|
Nusour
Sq, Baghdad
Khalis,
Diyala
Ain Al-Tamur,
Karbala – 1 destroyed
|
7
|
19
|
Totals
|
5 – 29 Destroyed
|
16
|
46
|
Sep 15
|
|||
Sep 16
|
|||
Sep 17
|
Wathbah
Sq, Baghdad
West of
Haditha, Anbar – 1 destroyed
South of
Tikrit, Salahaddin – 1 destroyed
|
11
|
57
|
Sep 18
|
5 Kilo, Anbar
– 1 destroyed
|
||
Sep 19
|
Baiji
Refinery x2, Salahaddin
Saqlawiya,
Anbar – 1 destroyed
Baquba, Diyala
– 1 destroyed
|
2
|
5
|
Sep 20
|
|||
Sep 21
|
Amin
& Shuhada, Baghdad
|
14
|
55
|
Totals
|
5 - 5 Destroyed
|
27
|
117
|
Sep 22
|
Husaiba, Anbar
– 1 destroyed
Arboretum
& Meshtal, Baghdad – 2 destroyed
Siniya &
Tal Abu Jarad, Salahaddin – 10 destroyed
|
||
Sep 23
|
Khalis,
Diyala
Garma, Anbar –
2 destroyed
Baladrooz,
Diyala – 3 destroyed
|
4
|
18
|
Sep 24
|
Tal Albu Grad,
Anbar – 2 destroyed
|
||
Sep 25
|
Garma & ?,
Anbar – 32 destroyed
Baiji,
Salahaddin – 1 destroyed
|
||
Sep 26
|
Garma &
Rashad, Anbar – 5 destroyed
?, Salahaddin
– 1 destroyed
|
||
Sep 27
|
Rofa
x2, Anbar
|
12
|
|
Sep 28
|
Garma,
Anbar
Sadound
St, Baghdad
West, Baghdad
– 1 destroyed
Samarra
Island, Salahaddin – 5 destroyed
|
14
|
24
|
Totals
|
5 – 65 Destroyed
|
30
|
42
|
SOURCES
AIN,
"ISF dismantles car bomb in southeast Baghdad," 9/22/15
-
"More than 28 Daash killed and destroyed car bomb in Garma," 9/25/15
-
"PMU foils ISIL attack on Baiji district by SVBIEDs, kils scores of
terrorists," 9/22/15
-
"Tens of Daash killed and car bomb blew up in Anbar," 9/26/15
Alsumaria,
"Defense Announces clearing areas of Anbar and killed more than 350
terrorists," 9/25/15
Fraser,
Suzan, "Turkey: More than 30 Kurdish rebels killed in Iraq raid,"
Associated Press, 9/29/15
Iraq Oil Report, “After Peshmerga victory, homes looted and
destroyed,” 9/1/15
Kurd
Press, "12 Peshmerga forces killed and injured in an IS attack in
Shingal," 9/27/15
Al
Mada, "The death and injury of 19 Daash including a suicide bomber driving
a booby trapped tanker in Baghdad," 9/28/15
Mamoun,
Abdelhak, "7 killed, 3 wounded in car explosion in central Baghdad,"
Iraqi News, 9/29/15
Al
Masalah "The crowd: Baiji attack launched with nine car bombs,"
9/22/15
- "Media
declares war victories by joint forces," 9/24/15
NINA,
"10 terrorists killed in east of Ramadi,' 9/22/15
- "/15/ terrorists of Daash killed in a quality
operation for the popular mobilization east of Ramadi," 9/26/15,
-
"Baghdad Operations forces foiled a terrorist attack on its troops north
of al-Qarma," 9/27/15
-
"A number of elements of the Peshmerga injured in mortar shells fall on
their gathering in Sinjar in Nineveh," 9/26/15
-
"A number of people killed and wounded in Diyala," 9/23/15
-
"Six terrorists killed in the Island area in Samarra," 9/22/15
Al
Rayy, "5 car bombs destroyed west of Samarra Island," 9/28/15
-
"The destruction of a car bomb factory and found the bombers,"
9/26/15
-
"Security forces disarm a car bomb southeast Baghdad," 9/22/15
Shafaq
News, "4 terrorists killed and two car bombs destroyed in al-Karma,"
9/23/15
-
"Baghdad operations: 3 dead and 18 injured in al-Saadoun bombing,"
9/29/15
Sotaliraq,
"25 Daash members killed and the destruction of three cars in Baiji,"
9/25/15
-
"Diyala governor announced the deaths of three suicide bombers thwarting
their attacks east of Baquba," 9/23/15
-
"Freeing of a village south of Kirkuk from Daash control," 9/22/15,
-
"Killing and wounding 61 Daash rebels in Garma and arresting others in
Baghdad," 9/26/15
-
"Killing one policeman and wounding another blown up by a car bomb while
trying to dismantle it in eastern Diyala," 9/23/15
Williams, Sara Elizabeth, “Kurds’ smouldering feud could
reignite in northern Iraq,” The National, 9/10/15
Xinhua,
"31 killed in clashes with IS militants in Iraq's Anbar," 9/28/15
-
"35 killed in bomb attacks, clashes with IS militants in Iraq,"
9/29/15
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