Violence and casualties remained extremely low in Iraq during the first week of December 2018. While the insurgency has always ebbed and flowed the poor weather and heavy flooding continued, which probably put a major damper on the ability of the militants to carry out their operations.
There were just 34 incidents reported in Iraq during the
week. That was up from 28 the last full week of November, but still below the
40-50 incidents the country was seeing in previous months. Once again, Baghdad
had the most incidents with 12 after only 5 from November 22-28.
Security
Incidents In Iraq By Province
|
Province
|
Nov 22-28
|
Dec 1-7
|
|
Anbar
|
1
|
2
|
|
Babil
|
-
|
1
|
|
Baghdad
|
5
|
12
|
|
Basra
|
1
|
-
|
|
Diyala
|
8
|
4
|
|
Kirkuk
|
2
|
3
|
|
KRG
|
4
|
7
|
|
Ninewa
|
6
|
2
|
|
Salahaddin
|
1
|
3
|
|
TOTALS
|
28
|
34
|
Casualties
In Iraq By Province
|
Province
|
Nov 22-28
|
Dec 1-7
|
|
Anbar
|
4
(4W)
|
2
(2K)
|
|
Babil
|
-
|
4
(4W)
|
|
Baghdad
|
10
(6K, 4W)
|
5
(5K)
|
|
Basra
|
1
(1W)
|
-
|
|
Diyala
|
14
(10K, 4W)
|
2
(1K, 1W)
|
|
Kirkuk
|
3
(1K, 2W)
|
5
(1K, 4W)
|
|
KRG
|
10
(10K)
|
13
(13K)
|
|
Ninewa
|
24
(9K, 15W)
|
2
(2K)
|
|
Salahaddin
|
1
(1K)
|
4
(2K, 2W)
|
|
TOTALS
|
67 (37K, 30W)
|
37 (26K, 11W)
|
There were 26 reported deaths during the week vs 67 the last
full week of November. 1 was a body discovered in Baiji
from the time when the Islamic State controlled the area, and 13 were Kurdistan
Workers Party (PKK) members killed
by Turkey.
Another 11 people were wounded. In total, 2 Hashd al-Shaabi, 11 civilians and
13 PKK were killed along with 5 civilians and 6 Hashd that were injured. Kurdistan
was the only area in double figures.
As usual, there were very few incidents in Anbar. However,
IS is changing the nature of attacks there. A car
bomb was discovered and dismantled in Fallujah, while a mukhtar and
his son were killed
in Hit. If the vehicle bomb had gone off it would have been the
second time the city was bombed and the fifth time a major urban area had been
targeted in the last two months.
There were few incidents in the three central provinces
where IS is rebuilding. All together there were just 10 incidents between
Diyala, Kirkuk and Salahaddin. In Diyala, the town of Saraya was hit by mortar
fire, some militants
were caught trying to infiltrate in between the Khanaqin and Sadiya
districts in the northeast, and an IED
was discovered around an electricity tower in Qara Tappa. In Kirkuk,
a village
was attacked and there was mortar
fire on a town, both in the south. Finally, in Salahaddin a checkpoint
was shot at and a suicide bomber was
killed while moving through Alam near Tikrit in the center of the
governorate. These are all the areas where IS is rebuilding in and asserting its
control.
Similar types of incidents are now occurring in Ninewa.
During the week for instance, a mukhtar was kidnapped
and assassinated.
Islamic
State Activity in Anbar 2018
|
Anbar
|
Shootings
(Totals)
|
IEDs/
Sticky Bombs
(Totals)
|
Gun Battles
|
Attacks on Checkpoints
|
Attacks on Mukhtars/
Sheikhs
|
Kidnappings
|
Suicide Bombers
|
Car Bombs
|
|
Jun
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
Jul
|
3
|
5
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Aug
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Sep
|
3
|
8
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
|
Oct
|
9
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
Nov
|
1
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
Dec
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Islamic
State Activity in Central Iraq 2018
|
Diyala
|
Shootings
(Totals)
|
IEDs/
Sticky Bombs
(Totals)
|
Gun Battles
|
Attacks on Checkpoints
|
Attacks on Mukhtars/
Sheikhs
|
Kidnappings
|
Attacks on Towns
|
Mortars
|
Suicide Bombers
|
Car Bombs
|
|
Jan
|
20
|
24
|
2
|
7
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
|
Feb
|
14
|
13
|
4
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
|
Mar
|
29
|
21
|
14
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
|
Apr
|
13
|
18
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
|
May
|
11
|
11
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
-
|
|
Jun
|
32
|
17
|
5
|
12
|
-
|
1
|
5
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
|
Jul
|
20
|
19
|
2
|
3
|
-
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
Aug
|
17
|
18
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
|
Sep
|
20
|
12
|
5
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
5
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
|
Oct
|
11
|
22
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
|
Nov
|
17
|
13
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
|
Dec
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
Kirkuk
|
Shootings
(Totals)
|
IEDs/
Sticky Bombs
(Totals)
|
Gun Battles
|
Attacks on Checkpoints
|
Attacks on Mukhtars/
Sheikhs
|
Kidnappings
|
Attacks on Towns
|
Mortars
Rockets
|
Suicide Bombers
|
Car Bombs
|
|
Jan
|
13
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
|
Feb
|
21
|
10
|
7
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
1
|
-
|
|
Mar
|
22
|
15
|
11
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
|
Apr
|
18
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
8
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
|
May
|
14
|
28
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
-
|
|
Jun
|
25
|
12
|
4
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
10
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
|
Jul
|
7
|
20
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Aug
|
7
|
20
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
|
Sep
|
14
|
25
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
|
Oct
|
16
|
29
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
|
Nov
|
7
|
7
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
Dec
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
Salahaddin
|
Shootings
(Totals)
|
IEDs/
Sticky Bombs
(Totals)
|
Gun Battles
|
Attacks on Checkpoints
|
Attacks on Mukhtars/
Sheikhs
|
Kidnappings
|
Attacks on Towns
|
Mortars
Rockets
|
Suicide Bombers
|
Car Bombs
|
|
Jan
|
11
|
9
|
8
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
|
Feb
|
7
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Mar
|
23
|
8
|
9
|
2
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
|
Apr
|
6
|
8
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
|
May
|
14
|
10
|
10
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
|
Jun
|
15
|
15
|
4
|
1
|
-
|
7
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Jul
|
9
|
6
|
-
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
|
Aug
|
9
|
15
|
1
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
|
Sep
|
5
|
10
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
|
Oct
|
2
|
9
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
|
Nov
|
5
|
7
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
|
Dec
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Islamic
State Activity in Ninewa 2018
|
Ninewa
|
Shootings
(Totals)
|
IEDs/
Sticky Bombs
(Totals)
|
Gun Battles
|
Attacks on Checkpoints
|
Attacks on Mukhtars/
Sheikhs
|
Kidnappings
|
Attacks on Towns
|
Suicide Bombers
|
Car Bombs
|
|
Jun
|
7
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Jul
|
9
|
9
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
|
Aug
|
9
|
9
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
Sep
|
8
|
3
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
|
Oct
|
13
|
5
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Nov
|
9
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
|
Dec
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(Gun Battles, Attacks on
Checkpoints, Attacks on Mukhtars, Attacks on Towns are all subsets of the total
number of shootings and IEDs/Sticky Bombs reported)
Suicide-Car
Bombs In Iraq 2018
|
Month
|
Suicide Bombers
|
Car Bombs
|
Totals
|
|
Jan
|
7
(1- Diyala,
3 – Baghdad/Baghdad,
3 - Kirkuk)
|
6
(1- Anbar,
1 – Diyala,
1 – Kirkuk,
1 – Salahaddin,
2 - Babil)
|
13
|
|
Feb
|
4
(1 – Anbar/Ramadi
1 – Diyala
1 – Kirkuk
1 - Ninewa)
|
-
|
4
|
|
Mar
|
2
(1 – Kirkuk/Kirkuk
1 - Salahaddin)
|
1
(1 – Kirkuk)
|
3
|
|
Apr
|
4
(1 - Salahaddin
3 – Anbar)
|
1
(1 – Kirkuk/Kirkuk) |
5
|
|
May
|
8
(1 – Diyala
1 - Salahaddin)
2 – Baghdad/1 - Baghdad
4 - Kirkuk)
|
-
|
8
|
|
Jun
|
1
(1 – Salahaddin/Tikrit) |
1
|
|
|
Jul
|
1
(1 – Salahaddin/Tikrit)
|
1
(1 – Kirkuk/Kirkuk)
|
2
|
|
Aug
|
1
(1 – Salahaddin)
|
2
(1 – Anbar,
1 – Kirkuk)
|
3
|
|
Sep
|
6
(1 – Ninewa)
2 – Anbar
3 – Salahaddin)
|
2
(1 – Kirkuk
1 – Salahaddin)
|
8
|
|
Oct
|
2
(1 – Anbar/Fallujah
1 –
Salahaddin)
|
3
(1 – Anbar/Fallujah
1 – Kirkuk/Kirkuk
1 -
Ninewa)
|
5
|
|
Nov
|
-
|
3
(1 –
Ninewa/Mosul
2 –
Salahaddin/Tikrit)
|
3
|
|
Dec
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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
(218 Violent
Deaths)
|
375
|
|
Feb 1-7
|
66
|
196
|
67
|
|
Feb 8-14
|
65
|
63
|
93
|
|
Feb 15-21
|
59
|
346
|
43
|
|
Feb 22-28
|
55
|
44
|
72
|
|
FEB
|
245
|
649
(233 Violent Deaths)
|
275
|
|
Mar 1-7
|
78
|
120
|
84
|
|
Mar 8-14
|
60
|
84
|
61
|
|
Mar 15-21
|
67
|
168
|
98
|
|
Mar 22-28
|
81
|
213
|
61
|
|
Mar 29-31
|
21
|
26
|
35
|
|
MAR
|
307
|
611
(466 Violent Deaths)
|
339
|
|
Apr 1-7
|
40
|
174
|
29
|
|
Apr 8-14
|
64
|
175
|
83
|
|
Apr 15-21
|
44
|
63
|
72
|
|
Apr 22-28
|
44
|
62
|
48
|
|
Apr 29-30
|
12
|
12
|
4
|
|
APR
|
204
|
486
(240 Violent Deaths)
|
236
|
|
May 1-7
|
51
|
57
|
56
|
|
May 8-14
|
56
|
68
|
49
|
|
May 15-21
|
39
|
58
|
82
|
|
May 22-28
|
51
|
73
|
51
|
|
May 29-31
|
21
|
42
|
15
|
|
MAY
|
218
|
298
(273 Violent
Deaths)
|
253
|
|
Jun 1-7
|
55
|
100
|
32
|
|
Jun 8-14
|
72
|
108
|
88
|
|
Jun 15-21
|
42
|
83
|
19
|
|
Jun 22-28
|
52
|
58
|
65
|
|
Jun 29-30
|
18
|
22
|
14
|
|
JUN
|
239
|
371
(327 Violent
Deaths)
|
218
|
|
Jul 1-7
|
56
|
58
|
91
|
|
Jul 8-14
|
44
|
57
|
31
|
|
Jul 15-21
|
54
|
61
|
64
|
|
Jul 22-28
|
36
|
65
|
21
|
|
Jul 29-31
|
24
|
26
|
11
|
|
JUL
|
214
|
267
(222 Violent
Deaths)
|
218
|
|
Aug 1-7
|
49
|
57
|
30
|
|
Aug 8-14
|
47
|
43
|
51
|
|
Aug 15-21
|
45
|
26
|
45
|
|
Aug 22-28
|
42
|
29
|
64
|
|
Aug 29-31
|
33
|
69
|
44
|
|
AUG
|
216
|
224
(209 Violent Deaths)
|
234
|
|
Sep 1-7
|
45
|
46
|
61
|
|
Sep 8-14
|
57
|
67
|
127
|
|
Sep 15-21
|
50
|
93
|
71
|
|
Sep 22-28
|
47
|
27
|
33
|
|
Sep 29-30
|
11
|
20
|
29
|
|
SEP
|
210
|
253
(195 Violent
Deaths)
|
321
|
|
Oct 1-7
|
60
|
88
|
94
|
|
Oct 8-14
|
50
|
169
|
48
|
|
Oct 15-21
|
56
|
88
|
37
|
|
Oct 22-28
|
31
|
28
|
54
|
|
Oct 29-31
|
25
|
10
|
24
|
|
OCT
|
222
|
383
(193 Violent
Deaths)
|
257
|
|
Nov 1-7
|
38
|
80
|
46
|
|
Nov 8-14
|
42
|
112
|
19
|
|
Nov 15-21
|
36
|
56
|
29
|
|
Nov 22-28
|
28
|
37
|
30
|
|
Nov 29-30
|
11
|
5
|
27
|
|
NOV
|
155
|
290
(197 Violent Deaths)
|
151
|
|
Dec
1-7
|
34
|
26
|
11
|
Violence By
Province Dec 1-7, 2018
|
Province
|
Violence
|
|
Anbar
|
2 Incidents
2 Killed
1 Civilian
1 Hashd
1 Shooting
1 Car Bomb Destroyed
|
|
Babil
|
1 Incident
4 Wounded
4 Hashd
1 IED
|
|
Baghdad
|
12
Incidents
5 Killed
5 Civilians
6 Shootings
|
|
Diyala
|
4
Incidents
1 Killed
1 Civilian
1 Wounded
1 Civilian
2 Shootings
1 IED
1 Mortar
|
|
Kirkuk
|
3
Incidents
1 Killed
1 Civilian
4 Wounded
4 Civilians
2 Shootings
1 Mortar
|
|
Kurdistan
|
7
Incidents
13 Killed
13 PKK
7 Turkish Air Strikes
|
|
Ninewa
|
2
Incidents
2 Killed
2 Civilians
2 Shootings
|
|
Salahaddin
|
3
Incidents
2 Killed
1 Civilian
1 Hashd
2 Wounded
2 Hashd
1 Shooting
1 Suicide Bomber Killed
|
SOURCES
Baghdad Post, "A civilian was injured when
a mortar shell landed near a municipal district north of Baquba," 12/4/18
- "Dismantled an explosive device was
placed in front of the main tower of electricity northeast Diyala,"
12/7/18
- "One member of the popular crowd was
killed and two others were wounded in an armed attack south of Balad,"
12/1/18
Bas News, "IS Kills Tribal Chief in
Mosul," 12/4/18
Erozden, Can, "Turkish forces 'neutralize'
5PKK terrorists in N. Iraq," Anadolu Agency, 12/4/18
Al Forat, "URGENT The crowd kills and
injures three suicide bombers," 12/6/18
Al Ghad Press, "Eight PKK members were
killed by Turkish shelling of their positions in northern Iraq," 12/7/18
Al Maalomah, "Unknown body found in central
Baiji district," 12/5/18
NINA, "Daesh Attack A Village In
Kirkuk," 12/2/18
- "Daesh Attack A Village In Mosul And
Kidnap Its Mukhtar," 12/4/18
- "Daesh bombarded a village in Hawija with
mortars," 12/4/18
- "The Popular Mobilization Forces Foil An
Attempt To Daesh To Sneak Into Areas, North-East Of Baquba," 12/6/18
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