November 2016 saw the highest casualties in Iraq recorded by
Musings On Iraq since June 2014 when the Islamic State swept through northern
and central Iraq.
There were a total of 8,280 casualties during the month.
4,360 were killed, consisting of 1 Hashd al-Watani, 4 Peshmerga, 14 Sahwa, 54
Hashd, 121 Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), and 1,794 ISF, Sahwa, Hashd, Peshmerga
reported by the United Nations. Another 3,920 were wounded made up of 2 Hashd
al-Watani, 4 Sahwa, 5 Peshmerga, 68 Hashd, 458 ISF, and 3,383 civilians. Back
in June 2014 there were 8,798 casualties with 5,100 dead and 3,698 injured.
In comparison, the United
Nations had 3,229 dead and 1,509 wounded, and Iraq Body Count had
1,586 civilian fatalities.
The main driver of casualties during November was the Mosul
campaign. There were 1,577 people who died in Ninewa made up of 1 Hashd
al-Watani, 1 Peshmerga, 42 Hashd, 59 ISF, and 1,474 civilians. Another 2,566
were wounded consisting of 2 Hashd al-Watani, 55 Hashd, 372 ISF, and 2,137
civilians. Most of the 1,794 ISF, Sahwa, Hashd and Peshmerga that the U.N. had
were probably in that province as well. The Islamic State executed a total of
942 people. Several mass graves have been discovered, and IS has been killing
people in Mosul to try to maintain control of the population. Another 74
civilians died and 79 were injured by Coalition air strikes. IS mortar fire has
also taken a heavy toll on civilians within Mosul, while many of the casualties
amongst the Iraqi forces have come from suicide and car bombs. The press had 4
car bombs, 10 suicide bombers, and 10 suicide car bombs hitting the Iraqi
forces, but the real number is likely higher. Another 6 motorcycle bombs, 39
suicide car bombs, 61 suicide bombers, and 209 car bombs were killed and
destroyed.
After Ninewa, Baghdad had the most casualties. There were
239 incidents reported there leading to 288 dead and 881 wounded. Since the
Mosul offensive began the press has been reporting less and less on the
capital. That means there were probably far more attacks and casualties then
were in the media in November. There were 7 car bombs, the most since 13 in
May. Another two were dismantled before they exploded. The real killer however was
the 143 IEDs. The south, 77 incidents, was the most violent section of the
governorate, followed by 56 in the north, 48 in the west, 35 in the east, 10 in
the center, and 2 in unknown locations.
Anbar had a high number of dead and wounded. 22 incidents
led to 313 fatalities and 98 injured. Most of those killed came from the Anbar
Health Directorate, and no details were provided on where or how they were
caused. During the month, IS was able to set off two car bombs in Fallujah, the
first since it was liberated. It also hit a wedding in Amiriya Fallujah with a
suicide car bomb that killed 25 and wounded 45.
Babil had 7 incidents, 82 killed, and 60 wounded. A suicide
truck bomb caused almost all of those casualties hitting mostly Iranian
pilgrims in the town of Shomali leaving 80 dead and 58 injured.
Diyala continued to see low-level violence with an
occasional mass casualty bombing. In November a suicide car bomb hit a
checkpoint in Khalis killing 10 and wounding another 25. Otherwise there were 2
mortar incidents, 7 shootings, and 18 IEDs leading to a total of 33 dead and 44
injured.
Karbala had two rare security incidents. First, six suicide
bombers were stopped at a checkpoint in Ain al-Tamer. Five were killed, but the
fifth set off his device taking 8 lives and injuring 5. Two days later two more
suicide bombers were killed in the western section of the province. All of
these attackers came from Anbar.
IS picked up its operations in Salahaddin. The militants
started off the month hitting pilgrims in Tikrit and Samarra with suicide bombs
hidden in ambulances that left 27 killed and 141 wounded, most of which were
Iranians. Two mass graves with 40 bodies of victims of the insurgents were
discovered in Shirqat. Then finally, at the end of the month five suicide
bombers hit a checkpoint in Samarra leaving 12 dead and 8 injured. In total,
there were 27 incidents, 191 killed, and 201 wounded.
In Kirkuk people fleeing the IS controlled district of
Hawija and others executed there accounted for almost all of the casualties.
There were a total of 43 incidents, 72 dead, and 63 wounded. Of those, 16
people died and 39 were wounded mostly by IEDs trying to get out of Hawija. IS
also killed a further 21.
Kurdistan had three incidents. In Irbil, an Imam connected
to the Kurdistan Islamic Union was shot and killed by gunmen in front of his
house. In Halabja, a Peshmerga was shot and wounded. Finally, a Kurdistan
Democratic Party (KDP) office in Chamchamal, Sulaymaniya was shot up.
Violence
In Iraq 2016
|
Date
|
Incidents
|
Dead
|
Wounded
|
|
JAN
|
723
|
2,418
|
1,986
|
|
FEB
|
657
|
1,685
|
1,724
|
|
MAR
|
683
|
1,685
|
2,095
|
|
APR
|
630
|
1,840
|
1,904
|
|
MAY
|
675
|
1,644
|
2,484
|
|
JUN
|
631
|
2,111
|
6,455
|
|
Jul 1-7
|
120
|
589
|
635
|
|
Jul 8-14
|
130
|
243
|
316
|
|
Jul 15-21
|
123
|
168
|
272
|
|
Jul 22-28
|
115
|
234
|
366
|
|
Jul 29-31
|
43
|
95
|
119
|
|
JUL
|
531
|
1,329
|
1,708
|
|
Aug 1-7
|
109
|
342
|
255
|
|
Aug 8-14
|
121
|
176
|
245
|
|
Aug 15-21
|
155
|
388
|
392
|
|
Aug 22-28
|
134
|
269
|
312
|
|
Aug 29-31
|
55
|
88
|
172
|
|
AUG
|
574
|
1,263
|
1,376
|
|
Sep 1-7
|
119
|
341
|
381
|
|
Sep 8-14
|
125
|
197
|
313
|
|
Sep 15-21
|
137
|
172
|
352
|
|
Sep 22-28
|
159
|
326
|
469
|
|
Sep 29-30
|
33
|
167
|
87
|
|
SEP
|
573
|
1,203
|
1,602
|
|
Oct 1-7
|
129
|
272
|
344
|
|
Oct 8-14
|
119
|
184
|
350
|
|
Oct 15-21
|
131
|
618
|
814
|
|
Oct 22-28
|
158
|
1,165
|
658
|
|
Oct 29-31
|
52
|
726
|
210
|
|
OCT
|
589
|
2,965
|
2,376
|
|
Nov 1-7
|
164
|
786
|
751
|
|
Nov 8-14
|
149
|
589
|
574
|
|
Nov 15-21
|
126
|
460
|
591
|
|
Nov 22-28
|
119
|
421
|
1,907
|
|
Nov 29-30
|
36
|
2,104
|
97
|
|
NOV
|
594
|
4,360
|
3,920
|
Security
By Province Nov 2016
|
Province
|
Incidents
|
|
Anbar
|
22 Incidents
313 Killed: 1 Sahwa, 3 Hashd, 18
ISF, 291 Civilians
98 Wounded: 18 ISF, 80 Civilians
5 Shootings
8 IEDs
2 Suicide Car Bombs
3 Car Bombs
9 Suicide Car Bombs Destroyed
7 Car Bombs Destroyed/Dismantled
|
|
Babil
|
7 Incidents
82 Killed: 82 Civilians
60 Wounded: 60 Civilians
1 Shooting
4 IEDs
1 Sticky Bomb
1 Suicide Car Bomb
|
|
Baghdad
|
239 Incidents
288 Killed: 5 Sahwa, 6 Hashd, 16
ISF, 261 Civilians
881 Wounded: 4 Sahwa, 7 Hashd, 51
ISF, 819 Civilians
49 Shootings
143 IEDs
16 Sticky Bombs
1 Motorcycle Bomb
7 Car Bombs
1 Grenade
2 Mortars
1 Suicide Car Bomb Dismantled
1 Car Bomb Dismantled
|
|
Basra
|
3 Incidents
1 Killed: 1 Civilian
1 Wounded: 1 Civilian
1 Shooting
1 IED
|
|
Diyala
|
29 Incidents
33 Killed: 1 Sahwa, 2 Hashd, 3 ISF,
27 Civilians
44 Wounded: 4 Hashd, 5 ISF, 35
Civilians
7 Shootings
18 IEDs
1 Suicide Car Bomb
2 Mortars
|
|
Halabja
|
1 Incident
1 Wounded: 1 Peshmerga
1 Shooting
|
|
Irbil
|
1 Incident
1 Killed: 1 Civilian
1 Shooting
|
|
Karbala
|
2 Incidents
8 Killed: 8 Civilians
5 Wounded: 5 Civilians
1 Suicide Bomber
7 Suicide Bombers Killed
|
|
Kirkuk
|
43 Incidents
72 Killed: 3 Peshmerga, 69
Civilians
63 Wounded: 4 Peshmerga, 59
Civilians
13 Shootings
13 IEDs
1 Stun Grenade
2 Suicide Bombers Killed/Arrested
|
|
Ninewa
|
219 Incidents
1,577 Killed: 1 Peshmerga, 1 Hashd
al-Watani, 42 Hashd, 59 ISF, 1,474 Civilians
2,566 Wounded: 2 Hashd al-Watani,
55 Hashd, 372 ISF, 2,137 Civilians
41 Shootings
13 IEDs
10 Suicide Bombers
10 Suicide Car Bombs
4 Car Bombs
1 Grenade
30 Mortars
4 Rockets
2 Artillery
6 Motorcycle Bombs Destroyed
61 Suicide Bombers Killed
39 Suicide Car Bombs Destroyed
209 Car Bombs Destroyed
|
|
Salahaddin
|
27 Incidents
191 Killed: 1 Hashd, 7 Sahwa, 25
ISF, 158 Civilians
201 Wounded: 2 Hashd, 12 ISF, 187
Civilians
13 Shootings
4 IEDs
5 Suicide Bombers
2 Suicide Car Bombs
2 Mortars
1 Rockets
1 Motorcycle Bomb Destroyed
5 Suicide Bombers Killed
5 Car Bombs Dismantled
|
|
Sulaymaniya
|
1 Incident
1 Shooting
|
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