(Al Maalomah) |
There were a total of 123
incidents recorded in Iraq in September 2019. One incident was by the pro-Iran
Hashd firing rockets into the Green Zone, and there were also three mass graves
found in Anbar and Ninewa. That meant there were 119 attacks by the Islamic
State during the month. That was up from 82 in July and 103 in August, and the
highest monthly total since 135 in May. As usual, Diyala with 37 incidents led
the country. Baghdad however had 24, the most since October 2018.
There were only three incidents in
Anbar in September, likely the fewest since the U.S. invasion. Attacks have
steadily been going down in the province since a large spike at the start of
the year. Anbar used to be one of the centers of the insurgency, but now it’s
mostly being used as a transit point between Syria and Iraq.
Babil continued to be an
opportunistic target for the militants. In August, there were 8 attacks, the
most since June 2018. In September that figure fell to 3, which was the average
number per month from April to July. Jurf al-Sakhr in the northeast is almost
always the area hit because it is a Hashd base. It looks like IS was trying out
the province last month, and moved on to other areas in September.
The insurgents have slowly but
surely infiltrated back into Baghdad, and September showed that they had some
limited success. There were 25 incidents during the month the most since 30 in
October 2018. Attacks hit a nadir of 4 in March, and creeped back up every
month since then. Not only that, but September 7 and September 16 there were
five IEDs on each day inside the city itself. Usually, IS has been kept on the
perimeter, mostly the outer towns in the north and south. This was a huge
advance for the group. October the numbers are going to go down, because it
halted operations during the protests, but it will be interesting to see if it
can build on this in November or whether the security forces will be able to
counter it.
Ninewa continued to see wide
fluctuations in IS activity. In May, there were 25 incidents. That went down to
10 in June, 6 in July, and 9 in August before rising to 22 in September. Almost
all the attacks last month were IEDs, but a mukhtar was assassinated, and
mortars were fired on Mosul.
Salahaddin like Anbar appeared to
no longer be a priority. There have been single digit incidents in the province
for four months straight with just 10 in September. With major bases in the
Hamrin and Makhoul Mountains this might be where the group is hoping to lay low
and rebuild rather than carry out operations for now.
Diyala, and to a lesser extent
Kirkuk remain the major centers of violence in the country. There were 37
incidents in Diyala down from 42 in August, and 22 incidents in Kirkuk, almost
the same as he 21 recorded in August. Diyala sees a constant diet of gun
battles, attacks upon checkpoints, towns being assaulted, and people being
driven out of rural areas. In September, the militants went back to hitting
nearly all the major districts in the province. IS is doing the same in Kirkuk,
but at a slower pace, and concentrating upon the south. There was an attack
upon a police station, and an army base, and a police HQ was hit by mortars
during the month. Here the insurgents are challenging the local government and
security forces and setting up new areas to build bases to rebuild and train
new cadres. The goal in both these provinces appears to be to re-establish base
camps via a relatively high pace of operations compared to the rest of the
country.
Finally, the Islamic State carried
out a rare car bombing outside of Karbala city. IS has hardly set off any
vehicle bombs the entire year. It has also not really hit the south either, so
this was an especially surprising event. The group’s networks are obviously
highly damaged. Caches found by the security forces show that it has plenty of
explosives, but it doesn’t have the people to deliver them and then employ them
otherwise these types of incidents would be far more common.
Security
Incidents In Iraq By Province
Province
|
Sep 1-7
|
Sep 8-14
|
Sep 15-21
|
Sep 22-28
|
Sep 29-30
|
Anbar
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Babil
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Baghdad
|
7
|
3
|
8
|
7
|
-
|
Diyala
|
14
|
9
|
4
|
9
|
1
|
Karbala
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Kirkuk
|
2
|
11
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
Ninewa
|
9
|
3
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
Salahaddin
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
TOTAL
|
39
|
30
|
23
|
24
|
7
|
Casualties
In Iraq By Province
Province
|
Sep 1-7
|
Sep 8-14
|
Sep 15-21
|
Sep 22-28
|
Sep 29-30
|
Anbar
|
-
|
15 (15K)
|
4 (4K)
|
-
|
-
|
Babil
|
3
(1K, 2W)
|
-
|
1
(1W)
|
-
|
2
(2W)
|
Baghdad
|
16
(2K, 14W)
|
6
(2K, 4W)
|
17
(4K, 13W)
|
6
(2K, 4W)
|
-
|
Diyala
|
19
(6K, 13W)
|
16
(5K, 11W)
|
3
(1K, 2W)
|
13
(9K, 4W)
|
-
|
Karbala
|
-
|
-
|
17
(12K, 5W)
|
-
|
-
|
Kirkuk
|
2 (2W)
|
13 (2K, 11W)
|
7 (5K, 2W)
|
8 (4K, 4W)
|
-
|
Ninewa
|
22 (17K, 5W)
|
21 (11K, 10W)
|
3 (1K, 2W)
|
8 (8W)
|
8 (6K, 2W)
|
Salahaddin
|
15 (13K, 2W)
|
7 (7W)
|
1 (1W)
|
-
|
|
TOTAL
|
77 (39K, 38W)
|
78 (35K, 43W)
|
53 (27 K, 26W)
|
35 (15 K, 20W)
|
10 (6K, 4W)
|
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
|
18
|
18
|
2
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
2019
Totals
|
131
|
88
|
23
|
46
|
1
|
2
|
24
|
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
|
6
|
10
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2019
Totals
|
60
|
96
|
21
|
12
|
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
|
3
|
10
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2019
Totals
|
44
|
37
|
7
|
2
|
7
|
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
|
6
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2019
Totals
|
45
|
45
|
22
|
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
|
Sep
|
-
|
1
(1 – Karbala)
|
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
|
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
|
Sep 15-21
|
23
|
27
|
26
|
Sep 22-28
|
24/23
|
15
|
20
|
Sep 29-30
|
7
|
6
|
4
|
SEP
|
123/119
|
122
|
131
|
Violence
By Province Sep, 2019
Province
|
Violence
|
Anbar
|
3 Incidents
19 Killed
2 Hashd
17
Civilians
1
Shooting
2 IEDs
|
Babil
|
3 Incidents
1 Killed
1 Hashd
5 Wounded
5 Hashd
1
Shooting
2 IEDs
|
Baghdad
|
25 Incidents
10 Killed
1 Hashd
2 ISF
7
Civilians
35 Wounded
2 ISF
33
Civilians
10
Shootings
11 IEDs
1 Sticky
Bomb
1
Grenade
1 Rocket
1
Suicide Bomber Killed
|
Diyala
|
37 Incidents
21 Killed
5 Hashd
8
Civilians
8 ISF
30 Wounded
2 Hashd
10 Civilians
18 ISF
18 Shootings
18 IEDs
3
Mortars
1
Rockets
|
Karbala
|
1 Incident
12 Killed
12
Civilians
5 Wounded
5
Civilians
1 Car
Bomb
|
Kirkuk
|
22 Incidents
11 Killed
4
Civilians
7 ISF
19 Wounded
1 Hashd
5 ISF
13
Civilians
6
Shootings
10 IEDs
2 Sound
bombs
2
Mortars
|
Ninewa
|
22 Incidents
35 Killed
1 Hashd
2 ISF
32
Civilians
27 Wounded
1 US
Soldier
2 ISF
9
Civilians
15 Hashd
3
Shootings
10 IEDs
2
Mortars
5
Car/Truck Bombs Dismantled
|
Salahaddin
|
10 Incidents
13 Killed
1
Civilian
2 Hashd
10 ISF
10 Wounded
2 Hashd
8 Civilians
6
Shootings
2 IEDs
1 Sticky
Bomb
|
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