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| (Shafaaq News) |
There was a large escalation of Islamic State activity in Iraq during the third week of February. The number of security incidents almost doubled from the previous week. That was due to increases in Anbar and Ninewa. There was also a large number of casualties, but that was due to two mass graves being discovered of IS victims in Ninewa.
There were 40 incidents reported in Iraq from February
15-21. The week before there was just 24. This was the highest total since the
third week of October 2018. Attacks always go up and down in Iraq, but during
the winter the militants largely pulled back from most of Iraq. This could mark
a return to its previous level of operations when there were 40-50 incidents
per week.
Security
Incidents In Iraq By Province
|
Province
|
Feb 1-7
|
Feb 8-14
|
Feb 15-21
|
|
Anbar
|
4
|
3
|
13
|
|
Babil
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
Baghdad
|
-
|
2
|
3
|
|
Diyala
|
8
|
5
|
8
|
|
Kirkuk
|
3
|
8
|
5
|
|
Ninewa
|
4
|
2
|
10
|
|
Salahaddin
|
9
|
4
|
1
|
|
TOTALS
|
29
|
24
|
40
|
Casualties
In Iraq By Province
|
Province
|
Feb 1-7
|
Feb 8-14
|
Feb 15-21
|
|
Anbar
|
3
(2K, 1)
|
7
(4K, 3W)
|
26
(19K, 7W)
|
|
Baghdad
|
-
|
2
(2K)
|
3
(3K)
|
|
Diyala
|
7
(3K, 4W)
|
5
(2K, 3W)
|
5
(1K, 4W)
|
|
Kirkuk
|
2
(1K, 1W)
|
10
(6K, 4W)
|
11
(10K, 1W)
|
|
Ninewa
|
65
(64K, 1W)
|
-
|
78
(78K)
|
|
Salahaddin
|
29
(6K, 23W)
|
20
(12K, 8W)
|
1
(1K)
|
|
TOTALS
|
106 (76K, 30W)
|
44 (26K, 18W)
|
124 (112K, 12W)
|
There were 112 killed and 12 wounded during the week. The
high number of deaths was due to two mass graves being found in Ninewa, one
with 47
bodies and the other
with 26. There were also two
old cadavers discovered in Anbar. The Iraqi government is still regularly
finding the remains of IS’s brutality. That left 37 violent deaths in the third
week of February. 3 Hashd al-Shaabi, 13 Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), and 96
civilians lost their lives. Another 1 Hashd, 2 ISF and 9 Civilians were
injured. Minus the bodies found Anbar had the most casualties with 26.
Anbar was one of the areas where IS picked up its
activities. There were 13 from February 15-21 compared to 3 the week before and
4 the first week of the month. This was the most incidents since the third week
of September 2017. The week was marked by four separate kidnappings all likely
by IS. That included ISF, Hashd and civilians being abducted. One group of
civilians was snatched in Nukhaib and six
of their bodies found the next day. The dramatic rise in incidents might be
related to the fact that U.S. and Iraqi officials
believe
that up to 1,000 IS fighters entered western Iraq from Syria as the group is
losing its last piece of territory it holds.
Baghdad has ceased to be a target of IS after it was the
center of terrorism for years. There were just 3 attacks in the third week of
February, all shootings in the towns in the outer northern and southern
sections of the province.
There were 8 incidents in Diyala. That included three
attacks upon checkpoints, two towns being hit by mortars, a shootout with
the insurgents, and a village being
assaulted. Most of these attacks occurred in the center and northeast of
the province. Before the militants were hitting the Abu Saida district in the
west. The government responded with two security sweeps during the week
leading to IS to move onto other areas. That highlights the organizations
access to nearly all the rural areas of the province. The insurgents regularly
leave areas while he government forces are going through them and then return
afterward.
Kirkuk was relatively quiet with just five incidents. That
did include an attack
upon an army camp in the Hawija district in the south that left five
soldiers dead. IS is most active in the northern and southern districts.
Ninewa was the other province with a large uptick in
attacks. There were 10 during the week versus 2 the week before and 4 the first
week of February. That was the most incidents since the third week of July
2018. There was one gun
battle, an attack
upon a checkpoint, a car
bomb destroyed, and two separate incidents
where suicide bombers were discovered and killed. This is the second week in a
row that vehicle and suicide bombings were attempted in the governorate. Like
Anbar, Ninewa could be receiving IS fighters fleeing Syria, which could account
for the increase in violence.
Attacks in Salahaddin have declined during the month from 9
the first week to 4 the second and just 1 the third. Incidents there have
fluctuated up and down over the last few months so this might just be a down
period.
Last, the Iraqi government is attempting to take new steps
to deal with the continued insurgency in the country. Prime Minister Mahdi
ordered the Defense Ministry to cooperate
with the Peshmerga Ministry. The two are making surveys of the disputed
territories to work out cooperation between the two forces. The central
authorities took over these areas after the October 2017 Kurdish independence
referendum. It has lacked the manpower and coordination to secure them, and
there are large gaps between the ISF and Peshmerga that have opened up
opportunities for IS. The work between Baghdad and Irbil has just begun, but it
is a positive step to try to counter the militants.
Islamic
State Activity in Iraq 2018-19
|
Anbar
|
Shootings
(Totals)
|
IEDs/
Sticky Bombs
(Totals)
|
Gun Battles
|
Attacks on Checkpoints
|
Attacks on Mukhtars/
Sheikhs
|
Mortars/
Rockets
|
Kidnappings
|
Suicide Bombers
|
Car Bombs
|
|
Jan 2018
|
8
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Feb
|
3
|
8
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
|
Mar
|
6
|
15
|
3
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
Apr
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
|
May
|
2
|
7
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
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
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Jan 2019
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
Feb
|
6
|
8
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
|
Diyala
|
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 2018
|
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
|
15
|
10
|
3
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
|
Jan 2019
|
21
|
2
|
3
|
8
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
|
Feb
|
14
|
2
|
5
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
|
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 2018
|
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
|
8
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
|
Jan 2019
|
8
|
17
|
-
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
|
Feb
|
8
|
5
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
Ninewa
|
Shootings
(Totals)
|
IEDs/
Sticky Bombs
(Totals)
|
Gun Battles
|
Attacks on Checkpoints
|
Attacks on Mukhtars/
Sheikhs
|
Kidnappings
|
Attacks on Towns
|
Suicide Bombers
|
Car Bombs
|
|
Jan 2018
|
18
|
8
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Feb
|
19
|
7
|
8
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
|
Mar
|
20
|
6
|
7
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Apr
|
8
|
6
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
May
|
11
|
6
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
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
|
8
|
6
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Jan 2019
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Feb
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
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 2018
|
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
|
4
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
|
Jan 2019
|
5
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
|
Feb
|
4
|
9
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
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 2018-19
|
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
|
-
|
1
(1 – Ninewa)
|
1
|
|
Jan
|
1
(1 – Anbar)
|
3
(1 – Anbar
1 – Kirkuk
1 – Salahaddin/Tikrit)
|
4
|
|
Feb
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Security In Iraq 2018-19
|
Week
|
Security
Incidents
(Total/By IS)
|
Dead
(Total/By IS)
|
Wounded
(Total/By IS)
|
|
Jan 1-7
|
62/60
|
45
|
63
|
|
Jan 8-14
|
58/56
|
58/56
|
66/63
|
|
Jan 15-21
|
62/59
|
151
|
151
|
|
Jan 22-28
|
59/51
|
140/136
|
65/63
|
|
Jan 29-31
|
24
|
21
|
21
|
|
JAN 2018
|
265/
250 by IS
|
417/
409 by IS
(196 Violent Deaths)
|
366/
361 by IS
|
|
Feb 1-7
|
58/56
|
192/141
|
62/60
|
|
Feb 8-14
|
57
|
58
|
91
|
|
Feb 15-21
|
53/52
|
343
|
43
|
|
Feb 22-28
|
46/44
|
38/37
|
70/68
|
|
FEB
|
214/
209 by IS
|
631/
579 by IS
(215 Violent Deaths)
|
266/
262 by IS
|
|
Mar 1-7
|
68/64
|
115/108
|
79/77
|
|
Mar 8-14
|
52
|
75
|
59
|
|
Mar 15-21
|
64/59
|
165/119
|
98
|
|
Mar 22-28
|
77/64
|
210/87
|
61/60
|
|
Mar 29-31
|
19/18
|
26/25
|
34
|
|
MAR
|
280/
257 by IS
|
591/
414 by IS
(446 Violent Deaths)
|
331/
328 by IS
|
|
Apr 1-7
|
38/34
|
172/140
|
27/25
|
|
Apr 8-14
|
60/52
|
173/136
|
81/72
|
|
Apr 15-21
|
43/35
|
63/18
|
72/70
|
|
Apr 22-28
|
40/31
|
60/30
|
39/33
|
|
Apr 29-30
|
12/11
|
14/11
|
4
|
|
APR
|
193/
163 by IS
|
482/
335 by IS
(236 Violent Deaths)
|
223/
204 by IS
|
|
May 1-7
|
45/39
|
52/43
|
55/54
|
|
May 8-14
|
55/51
|
68/46
|
49
|
|
May 15-21
|
35/32
|
55/26
|
80/75
|
|
May 22-28
|
49/46
|
72/62
|
51/49
|
|
May 29-31
|
16/13
|
39/30
|
15
|
|
MAY
|
200/
181 by IS
|
286/
207 by IS
(261 Violent Deaths)
|
250/
242 by IS
|
|
Jun 1-7
|
50/44
|
96/87
|
29/28
|
|
Jun 8-14
|
67/59
|
107/47
|
88
|
|
Jun 15-21
|
40/35
|
82/28
|
19
|
|
Jun 22-28
|
45/44
|
53/38
|
62
|
|
Jun 29-30
|
17/15
|
21/16
|
14
|
|
JUN
|
219/
197 by IS
|
359/
216 by IS
(315 Violent Deaths)
|
212/
211 by IS
|
|
Jul 1-7
|
50/49
|
56/52
|
90
|
|
Jul 8-14
|
42/39
|
56/47
|
31
|
|
Jul 15-21
|
50/45
|
59/42
|
63
|
|
Jul 22-28
|
29/24
|
61/53
|
19/15
|
|
Jul 29-31
|
23/21
|
25/13
|
11
|
|
JUL
|
194/
178 by IS
|
257/
207 by IS
(212 Violent Deaths)
|
214/
210 by IS
|
|
Aug 1-7
|
43/39
|
49/45
|
30/29
|
|
Aug 8-14
|
43/42
|
38
|
44
|
|
Aug 15-21
|
38/35
|
24/21
|
40/37
|
|
Aug 22-28
|
35/31
|
25/19
|
61
|
|
Aug 29-31
|
27/24
|
68/30
|
43
|
|
AUG
|
186/
171 by IS
|
204/
153 by IS
(189 Violent Deaths)
|
218/
214 by IS
|
|
Sep 1-7
|
38
|
44
|
54
|
|
Sep 8-14
|
48/43
|
63/55
|
127
|
|
Sep 15-21
|
44/38
|
90/74
|
70
|
|
Sep 22-28
|
36/33
|
22/17
|
27/26
|
|
Sep 29-30
|
9/6
|
19/10
|
29/25
|
|
SEP
|
175/
158 by IS
|
237/
200 by IS
(179 Violent Deaths)
|
307/
302 by IS
|
|
Oct 1-7
|
54/49
|
85/25
|
92
|
|
Oct 8-14
|
43/41
|
161/152
|
41
|
|
Oct 15-21
|
54/50
|
87/72
|
35
|
|
Oct 22-28
|
24/23
|
24/20
|
53
|
|
Oct 29-31
|
23
|
10
|
24
|
|
OCT
|
198/
186 by IS
|
367/
279 by IS
(177 Violent Deaths)
|
245 by IS
|
|
Nov 1-7
|
32/31
|
75/69
|
36
|
|
Nov 8-14
|
39/31
|
111/63
|
19
|
|
Nov 15-21
|
30/27
|
51/43
|
29
|
|
Nov 22-28
|
26/21
|
35/25
|
30
|
|
Nov 29-30
|
9/8
|
4
|
27
|
|
NOV
|
136/
118 by IS
|
276/
204 by IS
(183 Violent Deaths_
|
141 by IS
|
|
Dec 1-7
|
22/15
|
21/8
|
11
|
|
Dec 8-14
|
22
|
15
|
22
|
|
Dec 15-21
|
23/21
|
23/16
|
17
|
|
Dec 22-28
|
30/28
|
24/18
|
37
|
|
Dec 29-31
|
15/14
|
225/220
|
4
|
|
DEC
|
112/
100 by IS
|
308/
277 by IS
(96 Violent Deaths)
|
91 by IS
|
|
Jan 1-7
|
32/31
|
17/10
|
24
|
|
Jan 8-14
|
32/30
|
97/94
|
53
|
|
Jan 15-21
|
22/18
|
17/11
|
16/14
|
|
Jan 22-28
|
27/22
|
36/17
|
31
|
|
Jan 29-31
|
12
|
7
|
6
|
|
JAN
|
125/
114 by IS
|
174/
139 by IS
(108 Violent Deaths)
|
130/
128 by IS
|
|
Feb 1-7
|
29/25
|
76
|
30
|
|
Feb 8-14
|
24
|
26
|
18
|
|
Feb 15-21
|
40
|
112
|
12
|
Violence
By Province Feb 15-21, 2019
|
Province
|
Violence
|
|
Anbar
|
13 Incidents
19 Killed
4 ISF
15 Civilians
7 Wounded
1 ISF
6 Civilians
4 Shootings
5 IEDs
|
|
Baghdad
|
3 Incidents
3 Killed
1 ISF
2 Civilians
3 Shootings
|
|
Diyala
|
8 Incidents
1 Killed
1 ISF
4 Wounded
1 ISF
3 Civilians
5 Shootings
1 IED
2 Mortars
|
|
Kirkuk
|
5 Incidents
10 Killed
1 Hashd
4 Civilians
5 ISF
1 Wounded
1 Hashd
3 Shootings
2 IEDs
|
|
Ninewa
|
10
Incidents
78 Killed
2 Hashd
2 ISF
74 Civilians
5 Shootings
1 IED
9 Suicide Bombers Killed
1 Car Bomb Destroyed
|
|
Salahaddin
|
1 Incident
1 Killed
1 Civilian
1 IED
|
SOURCES
Abdul-Zahra, Qassim and Issa,
Philip, “Fleeing Syria, defeat, ISIS fighters slip into Iraq,” Associated
Press, 2/22/19
Baghdad Post, "An attack by the terrorists
by five suicide bombers was thwarted west of Mosul," 2/20/19
- "A civilian was shot dead by unknown
gunmen north of Baghdad," 2/19/19
- "Falcon cell
detonated a suicide car bomb in Ayman Mosul," 2/17/19
- "A soldier was killed in an armed attack
north of Baghdad," 2/15/19
- "They found the bodies of 26 civilians
killed by a roadside bomb east of Mosul," 2/21/19
- "Two bodies were found during a
pre-emptive security operation in Falluja," 2/15/19
Bas News, "Mosul: Four Suicide Bombers
Killed Before Targeting Iraqi Forces," 2/17/19
- "IS Kills Five Iraqi Troops West of
Kirkuk," 2/17/19
- "Kurdish Villagers Repel IS Attack in
Khanaqin," 2/21/19
- "[PICTURES]: IS Militants Attack Iraqi
Militias in Diyala," 2/19/19
Ebraheem, Mohammed, "Iraqi troops kill
seven Islamic State militants in Nineveh," Iraqi News, 2/18/19
Al Forat, "Gunmen kill civilian with
silenced gun southeast of Baghdad," 2/18/19
Iraq Newspaper, "Names Listed In Recent
Daesh Terrorist Kidnapping Of 5 Of The Crowd In Rawa," 2/15/19
- "The Terrorists Kidnap Three Of Haditha's
Sons," 2/15/19
Al Maalomah, "Diyala launches new security
measures to end terrorism in al-Mukhisa," 2/16/19
- "Thirteen members of the security forces,
including seven civilians, were kidnapped in western Anbar," 2/18/19
NINA, "Foiled attack on checkpoint and two
mortar shells fall northeast of Baquba," 2/17/19
- "Gunmen Kidnap 12 Citizens In Nukhayb
Area While Collecting Truffles," 2/19/19
- "Mass Grave, Mostly Of Victims Of
Security Forces Killed By Daesh, Found West Of Mosul," 2/19/19
- "A Military Operation To Hunt Down Daesh
Cells In Waqf Basin North-East Of Baquba," 2/21/19- "A policeman was
wounded by sniper fire and mortar shells landed northeast of Baquba,"
2/16/19
- "A Soldier Killed In An Armed Attack,
Esat Of Baquba," 2/20/19
Al-Qubaisi, Sulaiman, "Desh executes 6
abductees in western Iraq: Police," Anadolu Agency, 2/19/19
Rudaw, "Two soldiers and four gunmen were
killed in an attack in southern Mosul," 2/19/19
Al Sumaria, "One person was killed in a
bombing in Salahaddin," 2/17/19
Starr, Barbara, “ISIS fighters
have been fleeing from Syrian into Iraq, perhaps with millions of dollars in
tow,” CNN, 2/17/19
Szuba, Jared, “Iraqi army and Peshmerga survey disputed territories
ahead of joint operations,” Defense Post, 2/21/19
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