There was a total of 66 incidents recorded from February
1-7, 2018 in Iraq. That compared to 68, 68, 64, and 71 the four previous full
weeks of 2018. That showed that security has been relatively stable dating back
to October 2017 with an average of 8-9 incidents per day.
Security Incidents In Iraq By
Province Feb 1-7, 2018
Babil
1
Anbar
3
Salahaddin
4
Ninewa
8
Diyala
10
Kirkuk
12
Baghdad
26
Casualties In Iraq By
Province Feb 1-7, 2018
Babil
3 (3 Wounded)
Anbar
12 (6 Killed, 6 Wounded)
Kirkuk
15 (14 Killed, 1 Wounded)
Diyala
20 (12 Killed, 8 Wounded)
Salahaddin
24 (21 Killed, 3 Wounded)
KRG
53 (51 Killed, 2 Wounded)
Baghdad
57 (13 Killed, 44 Wounded)
Ninewa
79 (79 Killed)
Of the 196 fatalities reported during the week, 97 were
found in mass graves in Kirkuk, Ninewa and Salahaddin, leaving 99 violent
deaths. There were another 67 wounded. The dead consisted of 2 Turkish
soldiers, 10 members of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), 14 Hashd al-Shaabi, 49
members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), and 121 civilians. 2 Turkish
Soldiers, 7 Hashd, 11 ISF, and 47 civilians were also injured.
Anbar had another quiet week with just three incidents.
Those were spread out across western and central sections of the province and
were all IEDs. There was also a large operation
along the Saudi border. That was in response to continued reports that Islamic
State elements are in the outer regions of the governorate.
One of the few places where violence has gone up is in
Baghdad. There were 26 incidents there, which is around average for the year so
far. Last month there were two suicide bombers, and another was killed
the first week of February. Otherwise, the Islamic State has continued to lay
down a steady stream of IEDs, especially targeting shops and markets to try to
cause the most casualties.
There were a large number of shootings in Diyala. Of the 10
incidents, seven involved gunfire. One of those was an attack upon a checkpoint
in the Baquba district, while another was a shoot
out with insurgents in the Hamrin mountains. These occurred all over the
governorate. There was also a sweep in the east by the
security forces.
Of the 12 incidents in Kirkuk, 7 were in the Hawija and
Kirkuk districts. All were low level, although IS did lob some mortars into Hawija. 7
bodies were also found in a mass
grave in that district. The Iraqi forces and Peshmerga conducted a large sweep
looking to hunt down members of the new insurgent group the White Flags.
There were a series of clashes
along the Iraq-Turkey border. On the Iraqi side, a skirmish with the PKK led to
two Turkish soldiers being killed, and two more were wounded. Turkish jets also
bombed PKK positions claiming to have killed 49 fighters. Since the end of 2017
the Turkish Kurds have been taking the fight to the Turks in northern Kurdistan
in response to increased military pressure from Ankara.
A much larger gravesite was discovered in Ninewa. In the
Sinjar district, 70 Yazidis were dug
up. These are found nearly every week. There were also two gunfights with
insurgents, and five suicide bombers were killed in Hamam al-Alil, south of
Mosul.
Another 20 people were pulled from a town in
the Tuz Kharmato district of Salahaddin. That area remained insecure with two
more incidents there during the week. In response, the security forces went through
the district again looking for insurgents.
Security In Iraq 2017-18
|
Week
|
Security
Incidents
|
Dead
|
Wounded
|
|
JAN 2017
|
719
|
1,923
|
4,374
|
|
FEB
|
628
|
1,891 + 399
|
2,511 + 1,634
|
|
MAR
|
720
|
3,504 + 278
|
3,302 + 2,925
|
|
APR
|
578
|
2,933
|
1,955
|
|
MAY
|
528
|
2,038
|
1,563
|
|
JUN
|
534
|
2,038
|
1,563
|
|
JUL
|
478
|
1,490
|
650
|
|
AUG
|
359
|
1,949
|
584
|
|
SEP
|
306
|
728
|
549
|
|
OCT
|
286
|
913
|
865 + 1,700
|
|
NOV
|
296
|
1,282
|
425
|
|
DEC
|
261
|
763
|
300
|
|
Jan 1-7
|
71
|
50
|
66
|
|
Jan 8-14
|
64
|
62
|
70
|
|
Jan 15-21
|
68
|
156
|
151
|
|
Jan 22-28
|
68
|
148
|
66
|
|
Jan 29-31
|
27
|
23
|
22
|
|
JAN 2018
|
298
|
439
|
375
|
|
Feb 1-7
|
66
|
196
|
67
|
Violence
By Province Feb 1-7, 2018
|
Province
|
Violence
|
|
Anbar
|
3 Incidents
6 Killed
3 Civilians
3 ISF
6 Wounded
2 Civilians
4 ISF
3 IEDs
|
|
Babil
|
1 Incident
3 Wounded
3 Hashd
1 IED
|
|
Baghdad
|
26 Incidents
13 Killed
1 Hashd
4 ISF
8 Civilians
44 Wounded
1 ISF
2 Hashd
41 Civilians
5 Shootings
15 IEDs
1 Sound Bomb
1 Grenade
1 Suicide Bomber Killed
|
|
Basra
|
Diyala
10 Incidents
12 Killed
1 Civilian
11 Hashd
8 Wounded
2 ISF
2 Hashd
4 Civilians
7 Shootings
2 IEDs
|
|
Kirkuk
|
12 Incidents
14 Killed
1 ISF
2 Hashd
11 Civilians
1 Wounded
1 ISF
4 Shootings
1 IED
3 Mortars
|
|
Kurdistan
|
2 Incidents
51 Killed
2 Turkish Soldiers
49 PKK
2 Wounded
2 Turkish Soldiers
1 Shooting
1 Turkish Air Strike
|
|
Ninewa
|
8 Incidents
79 Killed
2 ISF
77 Civilians
4 Shootings
1 IED
1 Grenade
5 Suicide Bombers Killed
|
|
Salahaddin
|
4 Incidents
21 Killed
21 Civilians
3 Wounded
3 ISF
1 IED
|
SOURCES
Baghdad Post, "Iraqi security forces uncover mass grave in
central Hawija," 2/3/18
Ebraheem, Mohammed, "Female suicide bomber shot dead inside
Bagdhad school," Iraqi News, 2/7/18
- "Iraq launches military operation targeting Islamic State
remanants in Diyala," Iraqi News
|
- "Three servicemen injured as military operation underway
in Iraq's Tuz Khurmatu," Iraqi News, 2/7/18
|
|
Al Ghad Press, "The popular crowd foils an attack on the
border at Tal Safouk," 2/6/18
|
- "Three cars were hijacked along with their drivers on the
Baghdad-Kirkuk road north Diyala," 2/6/18
Hatha al-Youm, "Iraqi forces and the Peshmerga are conducting
a military operation to track down the White Flags launched in Kirkuk,"
2/3/18,
Iraq Newspaper, "Daash Terrorists Kill 11 Of The Popular
Crowd In The Hamrin Area And Sadiya In Diyala," 2/5/18
- "The Destruction Of Two Four-Wheel Drive Vehicles Of The
Iraqi Army And The Killing Of Those Aboard By Explosive Device In Anbar
Yesterday," 2/4/18
Al Maalomah, "A civilian was killed and two wounded by a mine
explosion north of Ramadi," 2/7/18
- "A civilian was killed by two mortar rounds in central
Hawija," 2/8/18
- "Crowd finds a mass grave containing the remains of 20
civilians between Karfi and al-Tuz," 2/7/18
Mostafa, Nehal, "Border guards personnel killed, injured in
bomb explosion, west of Anbar," Iraqi News, 2/1/18
- "Five suicide attackers killed during operation, south of
Nineveh," Iraqi News, 2/5/18
|
NINA, "Five elements of Daesh killed in southern
Mosul," 2/5/18
|
- "A new mass grave containing the remains of 70 Yazidis in
north Sinjar, west of Mosul," 2/3/18
Reuters, "Kurdish Militant Attacks Near Iraq Border Kill
Three Turkish Soldiers: Army," 2/1/18
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Iraq's Diyala," Kudristan 24, 2/5/18
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2/2/18
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Salahudin province," 2/7/18
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