(Shafaaq News) |
The second week of September saw a small dip in incidents from the week before that had a relatively high number of attacks. Islamic State operations were the usual mix of shootings, IEDs and mortar fire, but there were three that were more bold. Another difference was that Diyala was not the most violent area as it has been throughout most of the year.
There were 30 incidents recorded in Iraq from September
8-14. Two of those incidents however were bodies being dug up. In Anbar, 15
bodies were found in a mass grave in Qaim. 9
bodies were also pulled from the rubble from the Old City in west Mosul.
Much of that area remains in ruins, so it should be no surprise that corpses
are still being discovered. Kirkuk led the country with 11 incidents, with 9 in
Diyala. The later has traditionally been the center of IS operations, so this
was a change from the norm.
Casualties remained high during the week, but again that was
due to the bodies in Anbar and Ninewa. There were 35 deaths made up of 1 Hashd
al-Shaabi, 3 Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), and 31 civilians. Minus the 24 bodies
in Anbar and Ninewa there were just 11 violent deaths. Another 43 people were
wounded including 10 Hashd, 12 ISF, and 21 civilians.
The first week of September, IS carried out a series
of IEDs across Baghdad proper, something that had not been seen in months.
Things reverted back to normal the second week with just three shootings in the
north and west. Still, the three incidents showed that the militants continued
their effort to return to the capital.
In August, the insurgency largely withdrew from western and
central Iraq and just concentrated upon Diyala. This month they are back to
Kirkuk, Ninewa and Salahaddin. Kirkuk had the most incidents during the week
with 11, which included attacks
upon a police and army base on the same day. Ninewa had two
IEDs,
both in the Hamam al-Alil area south of Mosul. Salahaddin had three incidents
including a shootout
with the militants in the Makhmour Mountains and IS fighters shutting down
the Tuz Kharmato-Baghdad highway for a shot period. The head of the Azim
council called on
Baghdad to clear the Mutabeija area that borders Salahaddin and Diyala,
which he said was a base for IS. Finally, there were 9 incidents in Diyala
including a shootout,
and two towns being hit by mortar fire. A lawmaker
from Diyala told the
prime minister that more security forces were needed in the Buhriz district
which was suffering from IS mortar fire leading families to leave one town. Tribes
north of Muqtadiya in the Sinsel Basin told the media
that they were unprotected from IS attacks as well. The second week of
September was also different because there was only one attack in the
Jalawla-Khanaqin districts in the northeast which have been consistently hit
since 2017. This time incidents were spread out across the south, east and
center. This week showed a mix of the old and the new. Rural areas in these
provinces are notorious for not having enough Iraqi forces to protect the
population. That has allowed IS free reign to scare and intimidate the locals
and drive people out of areas to create safe havens to build training camps.
That actually makes it surprising that it is not carrying out more attacks, but
reports by the United
Nations and United
States have noted that the group is focusing upon rebuilding and
preservation in Iraq right now rather than violence. At the same time, there
are scattered signs that the militants are becoming bolder. The dual attack
upon ISF bases in Kirkuk and the showing on the highway in Salahaddin are
examples of that.
Security
Incidents In Iraq By Province
Province
|
Sep 1-7
|
Sep 8-14
|
Anbar
|
1
|
1
|
Babil
|
1
|
-
|
Baghdad
|
7
|
3
|
Diyala
|
14
|
9
|
Kirkuk
|
2
|
11
|
Ninewa
|
9
|
3
|
Salahaddin
|
5
|
3
|
TOTAL
|
39
|
30
|
Casualties
In Iraq By Province
Province
|
Aug 1-7
|
Aug 8-14
|
Anbar
|
-
|
15 (15K)
|
Babil
|
3
(1K, 2W)
|
-
|
Baghdad
|
16
(2K, 14W)
|
6
(2K, 4W)
|
Diyala
|
19
(6K, 13W)
|
16
(5K, 11W)
|
Kirkuk
|
2 (2W)
|
13 (2K, 11W)
|
Ninewa
|
22 (17K, 5W)
|
21 (11K, 10W)
|
Salahaddin
|
15 (13K, 2W)
|
7 (7W)
|
TOTAL
|
77 (39K, 38W)
|
78 (35K, 43W)
|
Islamic
State Activity in Iraq 2018-19
Diyala
|
Shootings
(Totals)
|
IEDs/
Sticky Bombs
(Totals)
|
Gun Battles
|
Attacks on Checkpoints
|
Attacks on Mukhtars/
Sheikhs
|
Kidnappings
|
Attacks on Towns
|
Suicide Bombers
|
Car Bombs
|
2018
Totals
|
219
|
198
|
47
|
43
|
5
|
13
|
25
|
3
|
1
|
Jan 2019
|
21
|
2
|
3
|
8
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Feb
|
18
|
2
|
5
|
7
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
Mar
|
7
|
6
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Apr
|
13
|
15
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
May
|
11
|
13
|
3
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
13
(9 Farms Burned)
|
-
|
-
|
Jun
|
15
|
8
|
2
|
4
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Jul
|
7
|
12
|
2
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Aug
|
21
|
12
|
3
|
7
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
Sep
|
10
|
14
|
2
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
2019
Totals
|
123
|
84
|
23
|
44
|
1
|
2
|
22
|
2
|
-
|
Kirkuk
|
Shootings
(Totals)
|
IEDs/
Sticky Bombs
(Totals)
|
Gun Battles
|
Attacks on Checkpoints
|
Attacks on Mukhtars/
Sheikhs
|
Kidnappings
|
Attacks on Towns
|
Suicide Bombers
|
Car Bombs
|
2018
Totals
|
172
|
182
|
39
|
18
|
10
|
14
|
29
|
9
|
6
|
Jan 2019
|
8
|
17
|
-
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Feb
|
9
|
5
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Mar
|
5
|
11
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Apr
|
5
|
9
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
May
|
11
|
18
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
13
(13 Farms Burned)
|
-
|
-
|
Jun
|
5
|
10
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Jul
|
2
|
10
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Aug
|
9
|
6
|
10
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Sep
|
4
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2019
Totals
|
58
|
91
|
21
|
10
|
6
|
8
|
18
|
-
|
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
|
2018
Totals
|
139
|
74
|
43
|
7
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
2
|
3
|
Jan 2019
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Feb
|
8
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Mar
|
6
|
1
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Apr
|
6
|
6
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
May
|
8
|
8
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
6
(5 Farms Burned)
|
-
|
1
|
Jun
|
2
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
4
(4 Farms Burned)
|
-
|
-
|
Jul
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Aug
|
3
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Sep
|
2
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2019
Totals
|
43
|
30
|
7
|
2
|
6
|
6
|
17
|
-
|
3
|
Salahaddin
|
Shootings
(Totals)
|
IEDs/
Sticky Bombs
(Totals)
|
Gun Battles
|
Attacks on Checkpoints
|
Attacks on Mukhtars/
Sheikhs
|
Kidnappings
|
Attacks on Towns
|
Suicide Bombers
|
Car Bombs
|
2018
Totals
|
110
|
102
|
41
|
18
|
1
|
16
|
4
|
9
|
5
|
Jan 2019
|
5
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Feb
|
7
|
11
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
Mar
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Apr
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
May
|
10
|
9
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
6
(5 Farms
Burned)
|
-
|
-
|
Jun
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Jul
|
3
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Aug
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Sep
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2019
Totals
|
44
|
44
|
21
|
4
|
2
|
6
|
8
|
1
|
4
|
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
|
Apr
|
-
|
2
(1 – Anbar
1 - Salahaddin)
|
2
|
May
|
1
(1 – Baghdad)
|
3
(2 – Anbar
1 – Ninewa)
|
4
|
Jun
|
1
(1 – Diyala)
|
-
|
1
|
Jul
|
2 (2 – Baghdad/Malif)
|
-
|
2
|
Aug
|
1
(1 – Diyala)
|
1
(1 – Salahaddin)
|
2
|
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
|
94/31
|
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
|
114
|
139
|
130/128
|
Feb 1-7
|
29/28
|
76/16
|
30
|
Feb 8-14
|
24
|
26
|
18
|
Feb 15-21
|
40
|
112/37
|
12
|
Feb 22-28
|
25
|
36
|
70
|
FEB
|
118
|
250/115
|
130
|
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
|
Mar 29-31
|
6
|
8
|
7
|
MAR
|
61
|
147
|
101
|
Apr 1-7
|
20
|
22
|
13
|
Apr 8-14
|
41
|
28
|
42
|
Apr 15-21
|
17/16
|
9/8
|
26
|
Apr 22-28
|
19/18
|
45/10
|
15
|
Apr 29-30
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
APR
|
99
|
105
|
100
|
May 1-7
|
20/19
|
15
|
18
|
May 8-14
|
24
|
31
|
41
|
May 15-21
|
37/36
|
62/25
|
39
|
May 22-28
|
43
|
39
|
54
|
May 29-31
|
13
|
16
|
48
|
MAY
|
137/136
|
163/125
|
200
|
Jun 1-7
|
26
|
19
|
44
|
Jun 8-14
|
25/24
|
29
|
15
|
Jun 15-21
|
21/16
|
6
|
13/10
|
Jun 22-28
|
18
|
17
|
41
|
Jun 29-30
|
9
|
3
|
9
|
JUN
|
99/93
|
74
|
122/119
|
Jul 1-7
|
20
|
11
|
39
|
Jul 8-14
|
14
|
31
|
10
|
Jul 15-21
|
17
|
14
|
37
|
Jul 22-28
|
23
|
14
|
20
|
Jul 29-31
|
8
|
13
|
13
|
JUL
|
82
|
83
|
119
|
Aug 1-7
|
27
|
14
|
31
|
Aug 8-14
|
18
|
13
|
13
|
Aug 15-21
|
20
|
33
|
15
|
Aug 22-28
|
27
|
24
|
72
|
Aug 29-31
|
11
|
19
|
10
|
AUG
|
104/103
|
103
|
141
|
Sep 1-7
|
39
|
39
|
38
|
Sep 8-14
|
30
|
35
|
43
|
Violence
By Province Sep 8-14, 2019
Province
|
Violence
|
Anbar
|
1 Incident
15 Killed
15
Civilians
|
Baghdad
|
3 Incidents
2 Killed
2
Civilians
4 Wounded
2
Civilians
2 ISF
3
Shootings
|
Diyala
|
9 Incidents
5 Killed
2
Civilians
3 ISF
11 Wounded
1
Civilian
10 ISF
3
Shootings
4 IEDs
2
Mortars
|
Kirkuk
|
11 Incidents
2 Killed
2 Civilians
11 Wounded
1 Hashd
10
Civilians
4
Shootings
4 IEDs
2 Sound
Bombs
|
Ninewa
|
3 Incidents
11 Killed
1 Hashd
10
Civilians
10 Wounded
1
Civilian
9 Hashd
2 IEDs
|
Salahaddin
|
3 Incidents
7 Wounded
7
Civilians
2
Shootings
1 IED
|
SOURCES
AIN, "The crowd announced the discovery of
a mass grave containing the remains of 15 unknowns in Qaim," 9/8/19
Baghdad Post, "An armed attack kills a
civilian west of Baghdad," 9/11/19
- "Gunmen target a security patrol, killing
two prisoners in Diyala," 9/8/19
- "Nine new bodies were recovered from the
old Mosul," 9/24/19
- "One person is killed and another injured
by an explosive device in Hamam al-Alil," 9/13/19
- "One soldier killed and two others
wounded in an ISIS attack on a military post between Diyala and Salah
al-Din," 9/13/19
- "Two soldiers wounded in an explosion in
eastern Baquba," 9/11/19
Bas News, "Five Iraqi Troops Killed,
Injured in Diyala Bombings," 9/11/19
- "Two Iraqi Soldiers Injured in Jalawla
Bombing," 9/8/19
Al Forat, “Urgent Dozens of families
displaced from Buhriz due to mortar shells … Appeal for urgent intervention,”
9/9/19
- "URGENT Three brothers injured in armed
attack in Kirkuk," 9/13/19
Hussein, Mohammed, Ali, Amir, Mohammed, Araz,
“Despite security efforts, insurgents pose new threats,” Iraq Oil Report,
9/12/19
Iraq Newspaper, "Killed And Wounded 9
Tribal Crowd Members South Of Mosul," 9/9/19
Al Maalomah, "Hashd and police thwart ISIS
attack southwest of Kirkuk," 9/10/19
NINA, "2 Stun Bombs Explode Daquq District
Of Kirkuk," 9/8/19
- "A civilian is injured by mortar shells
on al-Asyoud village northeast of Baquba," 9/10/19
- "A Civilian Killed And 8 Others Wounded
In Kirkuk Explosions," 9/8/19
- “A Local Official In Diyala Calls On Govt
To Clear Areas Of Mutaybijah After It Became A Haven For ISIS Cells,” 9/9/19
- "A Member Of The PMF And 2 Children
Injured When A Bomb Exploded On Husseini Procession in Kirkuk," 9/8/19
- "A Shepherd Killed By An IED South Of
Kirkuk," 9/10/19
- "A Soldier Killed Bu ISIS Sniper,
Northeast Of Baquba," 9/11/19
- “Tribes north of Muqdadiya give the
security services seven days to resolve the file of ISIS cells in their areas,”
9/13/19
- "Turkmen Popular Mobilization Forces
Confront ISIS Terrorists In A Village In Amirli," 9/15/19
- "Two mortar shells landed in the vicinity
of a village south of Baquba," 9/9/19
- "Two soldiers wounded in an explosion in
eastern Baquba," 9/11/19
Al Sumaria, "Armed men killed one person
and wounded two others in an attack on Dar north of Baghdad," 9/13/19
- "Two soldiers wounded by a sniper at a
checkpoint in Tarmiya, north of Baghdad," 9/12/19
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