(Al Forat) |
Violence in Iraq remained exceptionally low during the start of March. There were very few attacks by the Islamic State. There was a high casualty number, but that was due to another mass grave being discovered with victims of the insurgents.
There were 19 incidents, 18 of which were attacks, reported
in Iraq from March 8-14. That was only slightly above the 13 the first week of
March, which was the lowest total ever recorded by Musings On Iraq. Diyala with
6 had the most incidents during the week.
Security
Incidents In Iraq By Province
Province
|
Mar 1-7
|
Mar 8-14
|
Anbar
|
2
|
2
|
Babil
|
-
|
1
|
Diyala
|
4
|
6
|
Kirkuk
|
3
|
4
|
Ninewa
|
4
|
2
|
Salahaddin
|
-
|
4
|
TOTALS
|
13
|
19/18
|
Casualties
In Iraq By Province
Province
|
Mar 1-7
|
Mar 8-14
|
Anbar
|
7
(6K, 1)
|
4
(1K, 3W)
|
Babil
|
-
|
2
(2K)
|
Diyala
|
6
(2K, 4W)
|
17
(6K, 11W)
|
Kirkuk
|
1
(1K)
|
3
(1K, 2W)
|
Ninewa
|
53
(13K, 40W)
|
77
(67K, 10W)
|
Salahaddin
|
-
|
13
(2K, 11W)
|
TOTALS
|
67 (22K, 45W)
|
112 (75K, 37W)
|
There were 112 casualties during the week because of a mass
grave. In the Baaj district of western Ninewa the bodies of
65 people, believed to have been members of the Iraqi Election Commission
were found. Minus that and there were only 10 violent deaths during the week
with another 37 wounded. 3 Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), 4 Hashd al-Shaabi and
68 civilians lost their lives and another 10 Hashd, 10 ISF and 17 civilians
were injured. If Ninewa was not included Diyala with 17 and Salahaddin with 13
had the most casualties from March 8-14.
Anbar has been relatively quiet the first two weeks of March
after an increase in attacks in February. From March 8-14 there were just two
incidents. One was the body of a
man kidnapped by the Islamic State in February being found. The other was rockets
from Syria hitting a house in west Anbar and wounding three people. An Anbar
councilman and a tribal
Hashd commander both warned that IS elements were fleeing Syria into the
province. That might have accounted for the rise in violence last month, but in
March the group has not been that active.
This was the second week in a row with no likely incidents by the
militants in Baghdad. The capital used to be the center of terrorism in the
country but IS has largely abandoned in for rebuilding in other parts of the
country.
Diyala, Kirkuk, Ninewa and Salahaddin are the center of IS’s attempts
to regroup. In Diyala there were 6 incidents. That included a policeman being killed at a checkpoint by a sniper, mortar fire on a town, and an IED on a Hashd patrol. There was a demonstration in Mukhisa by citizens over the withdrawal of the
Hashd. The town is in the Abu Saida district, which had been a prime target of
IS in previous weeks and the people were angry that the Iraqi forces were
leaving. Kirkuk witnessed IEDs on the houses of a North Oil Company worker and an ISF officer, plus a checkpoint was attacked. Mosul was hit with a car bomb that left twelve casualties. This was the second vehicle bomb in the
city in two months. The number of attacks in Ninewa remain low, but it has been
the scene of constant attempts at mass casualty bombings for the last few
months. The governorate is also supposed to be receiving IS fighters from
Syria. Finally, Salahaddin had 4 incidents all IEDs. The insurgents have access
to nearly all the rural areas of these provinces. The government has no real
strategy to counter them. There are constant security operations, but they
usually turn up weapons but very few militants, and IS simply moves out when
the Iraqi forces conduct a sweep, and return afterward.
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
|
10
|
11
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
Mar
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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
|
18
|
2
|
5
|
7
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
Mar
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
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
|
9
|
5
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Mar
|
1
|
8
|
-
|
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
|
8
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Mar
|
4
|
-
|
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
|
7
|
15
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
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
|
1
(1 – Salahaddin)
|
1
(1 – Ninewa/Mosul)
|
2
|
Mar
|
-
|
1
(1 – Ninewa/Mosul)
|
1
|
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
|
29/28
|
76
|
30
|
Feb 8-14
|
24
|
26
|
18
|
Feb 15-21
|
40
|
112
|
12
|
Feb 22-28
|
25
|
36
|
70
|
FEB
|
118/
117 by IS
|
250 by IS
(115 Violent Deaths)
|
130 by IS
|
Mar 1-7
|
13
|
22
|
45
|
Mar 8-14
|
19/18
|
75/10
|
37
|
Violence
By Province Mar 8-14 2019
Province
|
Violence
|
Anbar
|
2
Incidents
1 Killed
1 Civilian
3 Wounded
3 Civilians
1 Rockets
|
Babil
|
1 Incident
2 Killed
2 Hashd
1 IED
|
Diyala
|
6
Incidents
2 Killed
2 ISF
11 Wounded
3 Hashd
8 Civilians
2 Shootings
3 IEDs
1 Mortar
|
Kirkuk
|
4
Incidents
1 Killed
1 Hashd
2 Wounded
1 Hashd
1 ISF
1 Shooting
3 IEDs
|
Ninewa
|
2
Incidents
67 Killed
1 ISF
66 Civilians
10 Wounded
3 Civilians
7 ISF
1 Car Bomb
|
Salahaddin
|
4
Incidents
2 Killed
1 Civilian
1 Hashd
11 Wounded
2 ISF
3 Civilians
6 Hashd
4 IEDs
|
SOURCES
Baghdad Post, "The bombing targeted the
home of an employee in Kirkuk…The damage is only physical," 3/8/19
- "The death of a policeman and the injury
of five civilians, including three brothers with a mortar on the side of
Diyala," 3/13/19
- “Al-Fahdawi warns of the infiltration of members of Daesh to the
western regions of the Anbar desert,” 3/12/19
- “An Iraqi mountain housing 300 Daesh with their families near
Makhmour district,” 3/13/19
- "A policeman was killed by sniper fire in
a village in Diyala," 3/8/19
- “Tribal crowd in Anbar: elements of intruders infiltrated from Syria
into Iraqi territory,” 3/13/19
Buratha News, "Targeting the house of a
colonel with an improvised explosive device in Kirkuk," 3/8/19
Al Forat, "A foul crime for the poor in
Rutba," 3/13/19
- "A graveyard containing the remains of 65
government employees was found in Mosul," 3/13/19
Al Ghad Pres,
"Security explosion: Mosul explosion killed a security man and a girl and
wounded 10 others," 3/8/19
NINA, "2 Civilians, 8 Security Members,
Including 3 Civilians, Wounded In Mosul’s Car Bomb," 3/8/19
- "Death and wounding of two members of the
tribal crowd west of Kirkuk," 3/8/19
- "IED Injures 3 Fighters Of The PMF,
Northeast Of Baquba," 3/14/19
- “A Security Official In Diyala Warns Of The Collapse Of Security
Situation In Waqf Basin After The Withdrawal Of The PMF,” 3/12/19
Al Sumaria, "A member of the Anbar Council:
3 civilians were injured when a missile hit their house from the Syrian
side," 3/9/19
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