Violence was down in Iraq in April 2017 compared to March.
That was due to a lull in fighting in Mosul, which is driving the security
situation across the country.
There were 562 security incidents reported in the press in
April, the lowest amount of the year. That was down from 712 in January, 617 in
February, and 715 in March.
By province there was 1 incident in Karbala, Najaf and Wasit
each, 2 in Kurdistan, 5 in Babil, 8 in Basra, 22 in Kirkuk, 36 in Salahaddin,
41 in Anbar, 52 in Diyala, 99 in Baghdad, and 294 in Ninewa.
Those led to 2,677 deaths and 1,742 wounded. 1 U.S. soldier,
1 Asayesh, 4 Sahwa, 11 Peshmerga, 46 Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) fighters,
54 Hashd, 225 members of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), and 2,335 civilians
lost their lives. Another 1 Sahwa, 19 Peshmerga, 29 Hashd, 189 ISF, and 1,504
civilians were injured.
There were 2 fatalities in Basra, 4 in Babil, 6 in
Kurdistan, 7 in Karbala, 32 in Diyala, 51 in Salahaddin, 61 in Baghdad, 77 in
Kirkuk, 109 in Anbar, and 2,328 in Ninewa. 1 person was wounded in Kurdistan,
21 in Kirkuk, 22 in Babil, 42 in Diyala, 77 in Salahaddin, 80 in Anbar, 203 in
Baghdad, and 1,296 in Ninewa.
Anbar officials continued to complain about growing
insecurity in the province. The Islamic State still controls the western section
of Anbar along the Syrian border and is continuously launching suicide and car
bombs into the center of the governorate. In April, there was 1 suicide bomber
and 2 car bombs with another 6 car bombs destroyed or dismantled, and 25
suicide bombers killed and arrested. There were also several large shootouts
with the security forces. That led to four small security sweeps through the
western region. They neither had the size nor duration to do much.
For the first time in years there were two attacks in Jurf
al-Sakhr. That was the former base of IS in northwest Babil. It was cleared
back in 2014, emptied of all its people, and turned into a military base by the
Hashd. In April, there was a car bomb and 2 IEDs there. In Iskandiriya there
was also a suicide bombing and a car bomb. It’s unclear whether these mark a
return of the Islamic State in Babil or just raids from neighboring Anbar and
Baghdad.
Violence continued to decline in Baghdad. There were just 99
incidents, 61 killed, and 203 wounded there in April. Those were the lowest
figures in years. This drop started in October when the Battle for Mosul began.
Attacks in Diyala have continued to go up and down. In
April, there were 52 incidents, the highest amount since the summer of 2016. Most
of those occurred in known IS support areas like Abu Saida. Diyala officials
have been warning of IS returning to the province for months, but little has
been done about it. With all the focus upon Mosul there are few security forces
available for the rest of the country.
Kirkuk and Salahaddin are the other governorates where the
local governments are consistently warning of the Islamic State. The Hawija
district in Kirkuk is still under IS control, and insurgents have been moving
from there into Diyala and Salahaddin. The Kirkuk authorities are consistently
demanding the area be freed, but the latest news is that it might be the last
part of the country to be cleared of insurgents. In Salahaddin the border area
with Diyala has seen a recent build up of IS fighters. The Hashd often conduct
security operations there, but the militants simply move away, and return
afterward. Despite this presence the number of security incidents remain low in
both provinces.
There was an ebb in the Mosul battle in April resulting in a
drop in incidents. There were 294 incidents, the lowest since November 2016. Civilians
were the major victims of the fighting. Of the 2,328 people killed and 1,296
wounded, 2,085 of the former and 1,173 of the latter were civilians. During the
month the Islamic State was accused of executing 755 people, while Coalition
and Iraqi air strikes and shelling were blamed for 874 deaths and 816 injured.
Security
In Iraq 2017
|
Date
|
Incidents
|
Dead
|
Wounded
|
|
Jan 1-7
|
188
|
509
|
1,346
|
|
Jan 8-14
|
168
|
371
|
1,036
|
|
Jan 15-21
|
137
|
583
|
1,264
|
|
Jan 22-28
|
145
|
289
|
310
|
|
Jan 29-31
|
74
|
127
|
338
|
|
JAN
|
712
|
1,879
|
4,294
|
|
Feb 1-7
|
123
|
388
|
176
|
|
Feb 8-14
|
164
|
434
|
390
|
|
Feb 15-21
|
146
|
383
|
505
|
|
Feb 22-28
|
184
|
645 + 399
|
1,388 +
1,634
|
|
FEB
|
617
|
1,850 + 399
|
2,459 + 1,634
|
|
Mar 1-7
|
179
|
749
|
622
|
|
Mar 8-14
|
171
|
551
|
614
|
|
Mar 15-21
|
142
|
560
|
1,166
|
|
Mar 22-28
|
152
|
1,233
|
575
|
|
Mar 29-31
|
71
|
374 + 278
|
288 +
2,925
|
|
MAR
|
715
|
3,467 + 278
|
3,265 + 2,925
|
|
Apr 1-7
|
173
|
880
|
463
|
|
Apr 8-14
|
125
|
586
|
668
|
|
Apr 15-21
|
106
|
379
|
345
|
|
Apr 22-28
|
119
|
694
|
215
|
|
Apr 29-30
|
39
|
138
|
51
|
|
APR
|
562
|
2,677
|
1,742
|
|
|
Apr 1-7
|
Apr 8-14
|
Apr 15-21
|
Apr 22-28
|
Apr 29-31
|
|
Anbar
|
10 Incidents
33 Killed
3 ISF
4 Soldiers
24 Civilians
17 Wounded
5 ISF
12 Civilians
1 Shooting
1 IED
1 Sound Bomb
1 Suicide Car Bomb
5 Suicide Bombers
Killed
1 Suicide Car Bomb
Destroyed
1 Car Bomb
Dismantled
|
10 Incidents
28 Killed
1 Hashd
27 Civilians
13 Wounded
3 Hashd
10 Civilians
2 IEDs
1 Sticky Bomb
1 Car Bomb
14 Suicide Bombers
Killed
2 Suicide Car
Bombs Destroyed
1 Car Bomb
Destroyed
|
10 Incidents
13 Killed
2 ISF
11 Civilians
14 Wounded
3 Hashd
5 ISF
6 Civilians
7 IEDs
1 Suicide Bomber
6 Suicide Bombers
Arrested
1 Car Bomb
Destroyed
|
8 Incidents
31 Killed
2 Hashd
6 Civilians
23 ISF
28 Wounded
10 Civilians
18 ISF
5 Shootings
5 IEDs
|
3 Incidents
4 Killed
1 Civilian
1 Hashd
2 ISF
8 Wounded
8 ISF
3 Shootings
|
|
Babil
|
3 Incidents
3 Killed
1 Sahwa
2 Civilians
6 Wounded
3 Civilians
3 ISF
1 IED
1 Suicide Bomber
1 Car Bomb
|
1 Incident
5 Wounded
5 Hashd
1 IED
|
-
|
-
|
1 Incident
1 Killed
1 Civilian
11 Wounded
11 Civilians
1 Car Bomb
|
|
Baghdad
|
32 Incidents
19 Killed
1 ISF
18 Civilians
80 Wounded
1 ISF
79 Civilians
4 Shootings
22 IEDs
1 Sticky Bomb
1 Suicide Bomber
Killed
|
28 Incidents
15 Killed
1 Hashd
14 Civilians
51 Wounded
1 Hashd
3 ISF
47 Civilians
4 Shootings
17 IEDs
3 Sticky Bombs
1 Grenade
4 Suicide Bombers
Killed
|
22 Incidents
12 Killed
1 Hashd
2 ISF
9 Civilians
41 Wounded
2 Hashd
3 ISF
36 Civilians
7 Shootings
9 IEDs
1 Sticky Bomb
1 Mortar
1 Suicide Bomber
Killed
1 Car Bomb
Dismantled
|
15 Incidents
13 Killed
1 Sahwa
5 ISF
7 Civilians
28 Wounded
11 ISF
17 Civilians
4 Shootings
6 IEDs
2 Sticky Bombs
1 Suicide Car Bomb
1 Suicide Bomber
Arrested
|
2 Incidents
2 Killed
2 Civilians
3 Wounded
3 Civilians
1 Shooting
1 IED
|
|
Basra
|
3 Incidents
1 Killed
1 Civilian
1 Shooting
2 Stun Grenades
|
3 Incidents
1 Killed
1 Civilian
1 Shooting
2 Sound Bombs
|
1 Incident
1 Sound Bomb
|
1 Incident
1 Stun Grenade
|
-
|
|
Diyala
|
17 Incidents
16 Killed
5 Civilians
5 ISF
6 Peshmerga
21 Wounded
1 Sahwa
8 Civilians
12 ISF
6 Shootings
11 IEDs
2 Mortars
|
14 Incidents
4 Killed
2 Hashd
2 ISF
5 Wounded
1 Hashd
4 Civilians
5 Shootings
5 IEDs
|
12 Incidents
4 Killed
1 Civilian
3 ISF
7 Wounded
1 ISF
6 Civilians
5 Shootings
10 IEDs
1 Mortar
|
8 Incidents
6 Killed
6 Civilians
6 Wounded
1 ISF
5 Civilians
6 IEDs
1 Suicide Bomber
1 Mortar
3 Car Bombs
Destroyed
|
1 Incident
2 Killed
2 Civilians
3 Wounded
3 Civilians
1 Shooting
|
|
Kirkuk
|
7 Incidents
7 Killed
7 Civilians
1 Wounded
1 Civilian
1 Shooting
1 IED
|
3 Incidents
12 Killed
12 Civilians
1 Wounded
1 Hashd
1 Shooting
|
6 Incidents
23 Killed
23 Civilians
6 Wounded
1 Peshmerga
5 Civilians
3 Shootings
1 Mortar
|
5 Incidents
35 Killed
35 Civilians
11 Wounded
2 Peshmerga
9 Civilians
2 IEDs
1 Mortar
|
1 Incident
2 Wounded
2 Civilians
1 IED
|
|
KRG
|
-
|
-
|
1 Incident
1 Wounded
1 Civilian
1 Turkish Air Strike
|
1 Incident
6 Killed
6 PKK
1 Turkish Air Strike
|
-
|
|
Najaf
|
1 Incident
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ninewa
|
91 Incidents
759 Killed
9 Hashd
25 ISF
725 Civilians
281 Wounded
4 ISF
277 Civilians
20 Shootings
4 Car Bombs
19 Mortars
2 Rockets
3 Motorcycle Bombs Destroyed
5 Suicide Bombers
Killed
1 Suicide Car
Bombs Destroyed
24 Car Bombs
Destroyed
|
58 Incidents
526 Killed
35 ISF
491 Civilians
587 Wounded
76 ISF
511 Civilians
9 Shootings
12 IEDs
2 Rockets
12 Mortars
41 Suicide Bombers
Killed/Arrested
23 Car Bombs
Destroyed
|
48 Incidents
327 Killed
27 ISF
300 Civilians
273 Wounded
13 ISF
260 Civilians
5 Shootings
1 Suicide Car Bomb
1 Car Bomb
15 Mortars
1 Drone Strike
1 Suicide Bomber
Killed
27 Car Bombs
Destroyed
|
69 Incidents
594 Killed
1 Asayesh
5 Peshmerga
30 ISF
30 Hashd
40 PKK
488 Civilians
131 Wounded
1 ISF
9 Peshmerga
121 Civilians
10 Shootings
2 IEDs
4 Suicide Bombers
1 Drone Strike
8 Mortars
1 Rockets
15 Suicide Bombers
Killed
2 Suicide Car
Bombs Destroyed
76 Car Bombs
Destroyed
|
28 Incidents
122 Killed
1 US Soldier
40 ISF
81 Civilian
24 Wounded
4 Civilians
20 ISF
6 Shootings
1 IED
6 Suicide Bombers
4 Car Bombs
2 Mortars
4 Suicide Bombers
Arrested/Killed
2 Suicide Car
Bombs Destroyed
17 Car Bombs
Destroyed
|
|
Salahaddin
|
9 Incidents
42 Killed
4 Hashd
14 ISF
24 Civilians
57 Wounded
3 ISF
7 Peshmerga
47 Civilians
6 Shootings
2 IEDs
2 Suicide Bombers
3 Car Bombs
1 Mortar
21 Suicide Bombers
Killed
|
8 Incidents
6 Wounded
6 Hashd
4 Shootings
12 Suicide Bombers
Arrested
|
5 Incidents
3 Wounded
3 Civilians
2 Shootings
1 Suicide Bomber
2 Suicide Bombers
Killed
|
12 Incidents
9 Killed
2 ISF
3 Hashd
4 Civilians
11 Wounded
1 ISF
3 Civilians
7 Hashd
7 Shootings
1 IED
1 Grenade
5 Suicide Bombers
Killed
9 Car Bombs
Destroyed
|
2 Incidents
3 Suicide Bombers
Killed
|
|
Wasit
|
-
|
-
|
1 Incident
1 Suicide Bomber
Killed
|
-
|
-
|
|
Province
|
Violence
|
|
Anbar
|
41 Incidents
109 Killed: 2 Sahwa, 4
Hashd, 34 ISF, 69 Civilians
80 Wounded: 6 Hashd, 36
ISF, 38 Civilians
9 Shootings
15 IEDs
1 Sticky Bomb
1 Suicide Bomber
1 Suicide Car Bomb
1 Car Bomb
25 Suicide Bombers
Killed/Arrested
3 Suicide Car Bombs
Destroyed
3 Car Bombs
Destroyed/Dismantled
|
|
Babil
|
5 Incidents
4 Killed: 1 Sahwa, 3
Civilians
22 Wounded: 3 ISF, 5 Hashd,
14 Civilians
2 IEDs
1 Suicide Bomber
2 Car Bombs
|
|
Baghdad
|
99 Incidents
61 Killed: 1 Sahwa, 2
Hashd, 8 ISF, 50 Civilians
203 Wounded: 3 Hashd, 18
ISF, 182 Civilians
20 Shootings
55 IEDs
7 Sticky Bombs
1 Suicide Car Bomb
1 Mortar
1 Grenade
7 Suicide Bombers
Killed/Arrested
1 Car Bomb Dismantled
|
|
Basra
|
8 Incidents
2 Killed: 2 Civilians
2 Shootings
3 Stun Grenades
3 Sound Bombs
|
|
Diyala
|
52 Incidents
32 Killed: 2 Hashd, 6
Peshmerga, 10 ISF, 14 Civilians
42 Wounded: 1 Sahwa, 1
Hashd, 14 ISF, 26 Civilians
17 Shootings
32 IEDs
1 Suicide Bomber
4 Mortar
3 Car Bombs Destroyed
|
|
Kirkuk
|
22 Incidents
77 Killed: 77 Civilians
21 Wounded: 1 Hashd, 3
Peshmerga, 17 Civilians
5 Shootings
4 IEDs
2 Mortars
|
|
KRG
|
2 Incidents
6 Killed: 6 PKK
1 Wounded: 1 Civilian
2 Turkish Air Strikes
|
|
Najaf
|
1 Incident
|
|
Ninewa
|
294 Incidents
2,328 Killed: 1 US Soldier,
1 Asayesh, 5 Peshmerga, 39 Hashd, 40 PKK, 157 ISF, 2,085 Civilians
1,296 Wounded: 9 Peshmerga,
114 ISF, 1,173 Civilians
50 Shootings
15 IEDs
10 Suicide Bombers
1 Suicide Car Bomb
9 Car Bombs
56 Mortars
5 Rockets
2 Drone Strikes
3 Motorcycle Bombs
Destroyed
66 Suicide Bombers Killed
5 Suicide Car Bombs
Destroyed
167 Car Bombs Destroyed
|
|
Salahaddin
|
36 Incidents
51 Killed: 7 Hashd, 16 ISF,
28 Civilians
77 Wounded: 4 ISF, 7
Peshmerga, 13 Hashd, 53 Civilians
19 Shootings
3 IEDs
4 Suicide Bombers
3 Car Bombs
1 Mortar
1 Grenade
43 Suicide Bombers
Killed/Arrested
9 Car Bombs Destroyed
|
|
Wasit
|
1 Incident
1 Suicide Bomber Killed
|
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