Security In Iraq Feb 1-7, 2021

For the last two months violence has been at a low level in Iraq and that continued during the start of February. There were just 19 incidents in the first week of February with two of those by pro-Iran groups.

 

The two attacks by groups linked with Iran both occurred in Babil. There two convoys carrying supplies for the U.S. were hit by IEDs. Since December these organizations have been carrying out a steady pace of operations against American targets.

 

That left 17 incidents by the Islamic State. Those occurred in Baghdad (1), Salahaddin (1), Ninewa (2), Kirkuk (3), Anbar (4) and Diyala (7).

 

11 people died as a result made up of 2 civilians, 4 Iraqi Security Force (ISF) members and 5 Hashd al-Shaabi. Another 23 were wounded made up of 1 civilian, 9 Hashd and 13 ISF. As usual the security forces faced the highest casualties as part of the militants war of attrition against them.

 

IS continued its attacks in Anbar with an infiltration attempt, an army convoy being hit and two shoot outs. Before the province was just used for logistics, but since December the insurgents have returned to regular attacks.

 

In Baghdad an IED was dismantled in the center of the city.

 

Diyala was the most violence governorate as usual. All of the six incidents were low level but one. That was when a shootout with the Hashd in the Khanaqin district in the northeast left 5 dead including a brigade commander and another five injured. The Islamic State has been going after officers in the security forces for the last few months and this was the latest example. Four of the 6 incidents were in Khanaqin with one in Muqdadiya and one in the west.

 

A checkpoint was hit by gun and mortar fire in the Daquq district in the south of Kirkuk. That left 1 policeman dead and five wounded. There were two other incidents which were small shootings.

 

Two voter registration offices were attacked in Ninewa. One was burned while the security forces stopped another such incident from happening. The election is due in October and more such acts are likely as that date nears.

 

An army convoy was shot at by a sniper in the Tuz Kharmato district in eastern Salahaddin.

 

Security Incidents In Iraq By Province

Province	Feb 1-7
Anbar	4
Babil	2 Pro-Iran
Baghdad	1
Diyala	6
Kirkuk	3
Ninewa	2
Salahaddin	1
TOTAL	20/2 Pro-Iran

 

Casualties In Iraq By Province

Province	Feb 1-7
Anbar	4 (4W)
Diyala	22 (9K, 13W)
Kirkuk	7 (1K, 6W)
Salahaddin	1 (1K)
TOTAL	32 (11K, 23W)

 

Attacks by Pro-Iran Groups 2020-21

Date	Incident - Location
1/4/20	Mortar – Baghdad’s Jadriya – 5 wounded
	Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone
	Mortar – Salahaddin’s Balad Air Base – 3 wounded
1/5/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone
1/8/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone
1/12/20	Rockets – Salahaddin’s Balad Air Base – 6 wounded
1/14/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Camp Taji
1/20/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone
1/21/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone
1/26/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone – 3 wounded
1/31/20	Rockets – Kirkuk’s Qayara Base
	January Totals - 11
2/15/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone
2/21/20	Rockets – Irbil’s Makhmour Base
	February Totals - 2
3/1/20	Rockets – Salahaddin’s Sadiq Base
3/2/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone
3/5/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone
3/11/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Camp Taji – 3 killed (2 US, 1 UK), 12 wounded
3/14/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Camp Taji – 7 wounded (3 US)
3/16/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Besmaya Base
3/17/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone
3/26/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone
	March Totals - 8
4/18/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Nahrawan Chinese company
4/6/20	Rockets – Basra’s Burjisiya US company
	April Totals – 2
5/6/20	Rockets – Baghdad International Airport
5/19/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone
	May Total – 2
6/8/20	Rockets – Baghdad International Airport
6/10/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone
6/13/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Camp Taji
6/14/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Camp Taji
6/15/20	Rockets – Baghdad International Airport
	Rockets found – Baghdad’s Rashidiya
6/18/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone
6/22/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s International Airport
	June Total – 8
7/5/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone – 1 wounded
	Rockets found – Baghdad’s Camp Taji
7/10/20	Rockets found – Aimed at Baghdad’s Green Zone
7/11/20	Burned trucks carrying supplies to US - Muthanna
7/19/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone
7/22/20	IEDs trucks carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar
7/23/10	Drone and bomb found – Jadriya, Baghdad
7/24/10	Rockets – Baghdad’s Besmaya Base
7/27/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Camp Taji
	Rockets – Salahaddin’s Camp Speicher
7/30/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s International Airport
7/31/20	Rockets found – Baghdad’s Jabour al-Shaarah
	July Totals – 12
8/3/20	Rockets – 2 areas of Baghdad’s Meshada Dist
	Rockets – Baghdad’s Camp Taji
8/4/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar
8/5/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone
8/9/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar
8/10/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US - Basra
8/11/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad’s Camp Taji
	Rockets – Baghdad’s Camp Taji
	Rockets – Landed in Tigris River, Baghdad
8/14/20	Rockets – Baghdad International Airport
	Rockets – Salahaddin’s Balad Air Base
	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya
8/15/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Camp Taji
	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar
8/16/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone
8/18/20	Rockets – Baghdad International Airport
8/21/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad – 1 killed
8/22/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad
8/23/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad
8/28/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone
8/29/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone
	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil
8/30/20	Rockets – Baghdad International Airport
	August Totals – 24
9/2/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil – 1 wounded
9/3/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar
	Rockets UK security company – Baghdad
9/6/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad – 2 wounded
	Rockets – Baghdad International Airport
9/8/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil – 1 killed, 2 wounded
	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad – 2 wounded
9/10/20	Rockets – Baghdad International Airport
9/12/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Salahaddin
9/14/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil
	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya
9/15/20	IED on UK diplomatic convoy – Baghdad
	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil
	Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone
9/16/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone
9/17/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad
	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad also reported as Babil
9/18/20	IED American Inst for English Learning – Najaf
	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Salahaddin – 1 wounded
9/20/20	Rockets – Baghdad International Airport
9/21/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Salahaddin
9/22/20	Mortars – Baghdad’s Green Zone
9/23/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad
	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Salahaddin
	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil
9/27/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil
	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar
9/28/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Radwaniya – 5 killed 2 wounded
9/29/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil
9/30/20	Rockets – Irbil Airport
	IED airport road – Baghdad
	September Totals – 31
10/1/20	Rocket at convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil
	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar
	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya
10/5/20	Rockets – Baghdad International Airport
	Rockets – Baghdad’s Jadriya neighborhood
10/11/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna
10/24/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Basra
	October Totals – 7
11/17/20	Rockets – Baghdad's Green Zone 1 killed, 5 wounded
	November Totals – 1
12/10/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna
12/12/20	Mortar – Baghdad International Airport
12/20/20	Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone – 1 wounded
	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar – 1 wounded
12/21/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil
12/23/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil
12/25/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya
	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar
	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna
12/27/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil
12/28/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya
12/29/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya
12/31/20	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad
	December Totals - 13
1/1/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna
1/4/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Salahaddin
1/8/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad
	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna
1/9/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil
	IED dismantled – Dhi Qar
1/18/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar
1/20/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad
1/21/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad
1/22/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil
	Rockets – Baghdad International Airport/Jihad
1/26/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar
1/31/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil
	January Totals – 13
2/4/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil
2/7/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil

 

Islamic State Activity in Iraq 2018-20

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
2019 Totals	185	112	33	63	2	6	29	2	-
2020 Totals	215	103	28	41	3	13	41	-	-
Jan 2021	11	4	1	3	-	1	1	-	-
Feb	5	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

 

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
2019 Totals	77	116	24	19	6	8	18	-	1
2020 Totals	87	44	20	24	1	14	21	4	-
Jan 2021	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb	3	-	-	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
2019 Totals	63	49	14	3	9	6	17	-	3
2020 Totals	43	77	5	10	4	3	3	-	1
Jan 2021	1	5	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

 

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
2019 Totals	60	54	32	5	2	6	8	2	6
2020 Totals	82	41	30	13	3	5	4	-	-
Jan 2021	4	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

           

Security In Iraq 2019-20

Week	Security Incidents (Total/By IS)	Dead (Total/By IS)	Wounded (Total/By IS)
JAN 2019	114	139	130/128
FEB	118/1	250/115	130
MAR	61	147	101
APR	99	105	100
MAY	137/1	163/125	200
JUN	99/3	74	122/119
JUL	82	83	119
AUG	104	103	141
SEP	123/1	122	131
OCT	70/2	92	53
NOV	55/5	47	98
DEC	120/7	134	133
Jan 1-7	25/7	16	84
Jan 8-14	24/3	12	34
Jan 15-21	23/2	11	12
Jan 22-28	11/1	10	8
Jan 29-31	8/1	4	1
JAN 2020	91/12	53	139
Feb 1-7	22	13	11
Feb 8-14	18/1	5	38
Feb 15-21	16/2	42	18
Feb 22-28	25	15	34
Feb 29	4	5	2
FEB	85/3	80	103
Mar 1-7	17/3	11	17
Mar 8-14	15/2	13	33
Mar 15-21	14/2	5	19
Mar 22-28	14/1	13	11
Mar 29-31	9	5	10
MAR	69/8	47	90
Ap 1-7	27/1	27	37
Apr 8-14	24	25	51
Apr 15-21	33/1	19	34
Apr 22-28	22	8	40
Apr 29-30	5	2	4
APR	111/2	81	165
May 1-7	44/1	47	36
May 8-14	49	21	47
May 15-21	66/1	45	64
May 22-28	30	9	21
May 29-31	7	3	12
MAY	196/2	125	180
Jun 1-7	17	13	19
Jun 8-14	16/4	10	15
Jun 15-21	16/3	11	19
Jun 22-28	10/1	8	13
Jun 29-30	1	4	2
JUN	60/8	46	68
Jul 1-7	12/2	3	9
Jul 8-14	16/2	15	15
Jul 15-21	19/1	17	28
Jul 22-28	13/5	9	8
Jul 29-31	13/2	3	7
JUL	73/12	47	67
Aug 1-7	10/4	7	10
Aug 8-14	19/8	7	22
Aug 15-21	14/5	13	20
Aug 22-28	32/3	23	41
Aug 29-31	13/3	4	12
AUG	88/24	54	105
Sep 1-7	19/4	13	26
Sep 8-14	27/6	8	29
Sep 15-21	32/10	12	14
Sep 22-28	28/7	19	11
Sep 29-30	6/3	1	6
SEP	113/31	53	86
Oct 1-7	19/5	9	12
Oct 8-14	14/1	8	10
Oct 15-21	30/1	25	26
Oct 22-28	25/1	16	24
Oct 29-31	5	4	5
OCT	93/8	62	77
Nov 1-7	11	7	10
Nov 8-14	25	23	39
Nov 15-21	19/1	18	25
Nov 22-28	24	11	26
Nov 29-30	8	1	10
NOV	87/1	60	110
Dec 1-7	19	4	30
Dec 8-14	21/2	13	26
Dec 15-21	15/2	6	8
Dec 22-28	17/6	3	22
Dec 29-31	11/2	3	4
DEC	83/12	29	90
Jan 1-7	21/2	13	19
Jan 8-14	17/3	12	6
Jan 15-21	20/3	52	133
Jan 22-28	10/3	13	12
Jan 29-31	9/1	2	6
JAN	77/13	92	176
Feb 1-7	19/2	11	23

 

Violence By Province Feb 1-7, 2021

Province	Violence
Anbar	4 Incidents 4 Wounded 2 ISF 2 Hashd   4 Shootings 2 Suicide Bombers Killed
Babil	2 Pro-Iran Incidents   2 IEDs
Baghdad	1 Incident   1 IED
Diyala	6 Incidents 9 Killed 2 Civilians 2 ISF 5 Hashd 13 Wounded 1 Civilian 5 ISF 7 Hashd   5 Shootings 1 IED
Kirkuk	3 Incidents 1 Killed 1 ISF 6 Wounded 6 ISF   3 Shootings 1 Mortar
Ninewa	2 Incidents
Salahaddin	1 Incident 1 Killed 1 ISF   1 Shooting

 

SOURCES

 

AIN, "Dismantling an explosive device in Jordan Square in the capital, Baghdad," 2/2/21

- "Violent clashes between the Popular Mobilization Forces and ISIS in Anbar," 2/4/21

 

Al Alam, "Two wounded when bomb targeted the Popular Mobilization Forces in Naft Khana," 2/3/21

 

Ali, Sura, "Five Iraqi militiamen killed by ISIS in Diyala: state media," Rudaw, 2/2/21

 

Bas News, "IS Attacks Iraqi Forces in Anbar, Injures Two Soldiers," 2/7/21

- "IS Snipers Kill an Iraqi Soldier North of Baghdad," 2/3/21

- "Multiple IS Attacks Leave an Iraqi Policeman Killed, Two Injured in Daquq," 2/5/21

- "Roadside Bomb Targets Coalition Convoy South of Baghdad," 2/4/21

 

Iraq Newspaper, "The ISIS terrorists kill and injure ten members of the Badr Corps in Hadi al-Amiri's Governorate, including the commander of Operations," 2/2/21

 

Al Maalomah, "Thwarting an infiltration attempt by ISIS south of Fallujah," 2/7/21

 

NINA, "A convoy for logistical support for the US forces targeted in Babylon Governorate," 2/7/21

- "A doctor survived an assassination attempt near Khanaqin in Diyala," 2/5/21

- "Gunmen Assassinated A Civilian West of Baqubah, Diyala Governorate," 1/2/21

- "An IED Explodes On A Vehicles For The PMF Northeast Of Baquba, But No Injuries," 2/3/21

- "A security source announces to NINA that an attempt to burn down a biometric modernization center south of Mosul has been foiled," 2/6/21

- "Unidentified Gunmen Burn A Biometric Modernization Center In Makhmour District, Nineveh," 2/6/21

 

NRT, "Gunman Killed After Wounding Two Police Officers In Kirkuk," 2/2/21

- "One Iraqi Soldier Killed, Three Wounded In ISIS Attack In Khanaqin," 2/4/21

 

Shafaaq News, "A joint security force kills two suicide bombers in Anbar," 2/4/21

- "A person was killed and his brother wounded in an armed attack in Diyala," 2/3/21

- "Six wounded in a second ISIS attack in Kirkuk," 2/5/21

- "Two wounded from the crowd in an ISIS attack in Anbar," 2/2/21

 

Al Sumaria, "An armed attack targets a Federal Police checkpoint in Daquq," 2/5/21

- "Hashd repelled an attack by ISIS on a station of the crowd in Garma," 2/2/21

- "The Iraqi army repels an ISIS attack east of Baquba," 2/4/21

- "A soldier was wounded in an armed attack in Amriya al-Fallujah," 2/6/21