(Shafaaq News) |
For the fourth week in a row incidents in Iraq were in the teens. That resulted in dramatically low casualties. This was the lowest level of violence ever recorded by Musings On Iraq.
There were only 13 incidents reported in the media from
March 22-28, 2019. One was a Turkish
air strike that killed 3 Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) members in the
Qandil Mountains of northern Kurdistan. That left 12 attacks by the Islamic
State. Ninewa had the most incidents with just three during the week. In the
previous weeks there have been 12 incidents during the third week of March, 19
the second, and 13 the first. These have been the lowest amounts ever recorded.
It appears that IS is following its usual pattern of a spring-summer offensive
and then dropping off its operations during the winter.
Security
Incidents In Iraq By Province
Province
|
Mar 1-7
|
Mar 8-14
|
Mar 15-21
|
Mar 22-28
|
Anbar
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
Babil
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Baghdad
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
2
|
Diyala
|
4
|
6
|
3
|
2
|
Kirkuk
|
3
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
KRG
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
Ninewa
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
Salahaddin
|
-
|
4
|
-
|
2
|
TOTALS
|
13
|
19/18
|
12/11
|
13/12
|
Casualties
In Iraq By Province
Province
|
Mar 1-7
|
Mar 8-14
|
Mar 15-21
|
Mar 22-28
|
Anbar
|
7
(6K, 1)
|
4
(1K, 3W)
|
-
|
2
(1K, 1W)
|
Babil
|
-
|
2
(2K)
|
-
|
-
|
Baghdad
|
-
|
-
|
9
(4K, 5W)
|
1
(1K)
|
Diyala
|
6
(2K, 4W)
|
17
(6K, 11W)
|
3
(2K, 1W)
|
1
(1K)
|
Kirkuk
|
1
(1K)
|
3
(1K, 2W)
|
4
(2K, 2W)
|
1
(1K)
|
KRG
|
-
|
-
|
39
(29K, 10W)
|
3
(3K)
|
Ninewa
|
53
(13K, 40W)
|
77
(67K, 10W)
|
32
(29K, 3 W)
|
-
|
Salahaddin
|
-
|
13
(2K, 11W)
|
-
|
1
(1K)
|
TOTALS
|
67 (22K, 45W)
|
112 (75K, 37W)
|
87 (66K, 21W)
|
9 (8K, 1W)
|
The week had the lowest casualty count ever recorded. 8
people died and 1 was wounded. 3 PKK, 2 Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), 2
civilians, and 1 Hashd al-Shaabi were killed and 1 civilian was injured. Ninewa
had the most casualties with 3.
In Anbar the Islamic State once again attacked
a group of people collecting truffles. This time it was on the
Haditha-Baiji road that left one dead and one wounded. In previous months IS
had kidnapped and killed people in the western section of the province looking
for truffles. There were also continued
reports of IS fighters entering Anbar from Syria and extensive tunnel
systems around Qaim by the border.
There were two attacks in Baghdad again after a few weeks of
no insurgent activity in the capitol. Both occurred in the outer north. Baghdad
used to be the terrorist center of Iraq. Today, as the Islamic State is
rebuilding they have almost completely withdrawn from the province. To remain
relevant however the group has to eventually return to Baghdad to challenge the
government and raise money.
Diyala, Kirkuk, Ninewa and Salahaddin had a total of 9
incidents. That included a suicide bomber killed in the Makhoul Mountains in
northwestern Diyala. There were also a warning
of IS sniper fire in the Khanaqin district in the northeast and Waqf basin in
the west. An IED
went off at the offices of Asaib Ahl Al-Haq in Kirkuk city and a police
patrol was hit by an IED in the Daquq district in the eastern section of
the province. IS launched an attack
upon a town in the Sinjar district that included three suicide bombers
being killed in Ninewa. Two
more such bombers died in another attack in western Ninewa. That province
has been the main target of mass casualty attacks for several weeks now.
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
|
2
|
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
|
6
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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
|
3
|
11
|
2
|
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
|
8
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Mar
|
6
|
1
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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
|
-
|
Mar
|
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
|
Mar 15-21
|
12/11
|
66/37
|
21/11
|
Mar 22-28
|
13/12
|
8/5
|
1
|
Violence
By Province Mar 22-28, 2019
Province
|
Violence
|
Anbar
|
1 Incident
1 Killed
1 Civilian
1 Wounded
1 Civilian
1 Shooting
|
Baghdad
|
2
Incidents
1 Killed
1 Civilian
1 Shooting
1 Rockets
|
Diyala
|
2
Incidents
1 Killed
1 ISF
1 Shooting
1 Suicide Bomber Killed
|
Kirkuk
|
2
Incidents
1 Killed
1 ISF
2 IEDs
|
KRG
|
1 Incident
3 Killed
3 PKK
1 Turkish Air Strike
|
Ninewa
|
3
Incidents
2 Shootings
5 Suicide Bombers Killed
|
Salahaddin
|
2
Incidents
1 Killed
1 Hashd
1 Shooting
1 Sticky Bomb
|
SOURCES
Adel, Loaa, "Islamic State members kill,
wound 2 persons west of Anbar," Iraqi News, 3/23/19
AIN, "Clashes continued in Kairoun, Sinjar,
killing 8 people," 3/24/19
Baghdad Post, "Explosion of an explosive
device near the headquarters of Asaib Ahl Al-Haq terrorists in Kirkuk,"
3/23/19
- “Security sources warn of movements of the terrorist near the Syrian
border,” 3/27/19
Al Ghad Press, "A missile was fired at
Husseiniya area north-east of Baghdad on Tuesday, a security source said,"
3/26/19
New Sabah, "Clashes continued in Kairoun,
Sinjar, killing 8 people," 3/25/19
NINA, "An element of the Federal Police
killed in the explosion of an explosive device south of Kirkuk," 3/24/19
- “Military Source: Daesh Returned To Sniping Style In An Attempt To
Prove Its Presence In Diyala,” 3/27/19
- "The Popular Mobilization Forces Kill 2
Suicide Bombers West Of Mosul," 3/24/19
Sotaliraq, "Turkish media: killing and
wounding a number of PKK leaders in an air raid on Qandil," 3/28/19
Al Sumaria, "Gunmen kill civilian with
silenced guns north of Baghdad," 3/25/19
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