The Islamic State has gone back into hibernation after a very unimpressive Ramadan offensive. Pro-Iran groups however are continuing with their campaign against U.S. targets in Iraq.
There were a total of 22 incidents recorded from June 8-14, 2021. That was up from 12 the first week of the month.
10 of those incidents were by pro-Iran groups. IEDs hit logistics convoys working for the Americans in Baghdad, Dhi Qar, Diwaniya, Muthanna and Salahaddin. The Dhi Qar attack led to one foreign contractor and two Iraqis being wounded. A bomb was dismantled in Dhi Qar as well. Additionally, drones hit the Baghdad International Airport twice and rockets were fired at the Balad Air Base in Salahaddin. Rockets that were reportedly meant for Balad were also discovered in Diyala. Most of these types of incidents have become routine but the drone strikes are something new. Some Hashd groups recently held a military parade where they showed off the array of drones they have received from Iran. While the explosive payloads on these vehicles are likely small they can be more accurate then unguided missiles which have been the traditional way to hit targets like bases and airports.
There were just 14 casualties during the week. 7 were killed including 3 members of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), and 4 civilians and another 1 ISF and 6 civilians were injured. The low number of dead and wounded are another sign that IS is hardly active in the country right now.
The 12 attacks by IS took place in Anbar (1), Babil (1), Baghdad (1), Diyala (2), Irbil (1), Kirkuk (5), and Ninewa (1).
In Anbar a car bomb was dismantled in the Rawa district. Vehicle bombs are very rare and there are hardly any attacks in Anbar so the device was likely heading to another province. In Babil an IED exploded in the Jurf al-Sakhr district in the northeast. Insurgents infiltrate into this area from neighboring Anbar because it is a large Hashd base with army units on the outskirts providing plenty targets. In the Tarmiya district of northern Baghdad a farmer was killed. IS has recently activated its cell there with attacks happening there about once a week now. The killing might be intimidation or to extort money from the man’s family. There were two incidents in Diyala in the Muqdadiya are in the center. That included an IED and an attack upon the army which left 1 civilian wounded and two soldiers dead respectively. Diyala is the center for the Islamic State in Iraq but this week it was hardly active even there. An old IED went off in the Makhmour area of southern Irbil killing 1 and wounding 2 others. It might have been a relic of the war versus IS. In Ninewa two electricity towers were blown up in the southeast.
Kirkuk ended up being the most violent governorate in Iraq during the week. Powers towers were destroyed in two separate incidents. There was also a kidnapping and two shootings, one on a police convoy. IS has major camps in southern Kirkuk where it was never expelled. Attacks have gone up and down there however. With incidents being up since the start of the year after declining at the conclusion of 2020.
Security Incidents In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
Jun 1-7 |
Jun 8-14 |
|
Anbar |
1 Pro-Iran |
1 |
|
Babil |
- |
1 |
|
Baghdad |
5/2 Pro-Iran |
4/3 Pro-Iran |
|
Basra |
1 Pro-Iran |
- |
|
Dhi Qar |
1 Pro-Iran |
2 Pro-Iran |
|
Diwaniya |
- |
1 Pro-Iran |
|
Diyala |
2 |
3/1 Pro-Iran |
|
Irbil |
- |
1 |
|
Kirkuk |
- |
5 |
|
Muthanna |
- |
1 Pro-Iran |
|
Ninewa |
1 |
1 |
|
Salahaddin |
1 |
2 Pro-Iran |
|
TOTAL |
12/5 Pro-Iran |
22/10 Pro-Iran |
Casualties In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
Jun 1-7 |
Jun 8-14 |
|
Baghdad |
28 (5K, 23W) |
1 (1K) |
|
Dhi Qar |
- |
3 (3W) |
|
Diyala |
5 (1K, 4W) |
3 (2K, 1W) |
|
Irbil |
- |
3 (1K, 2W) |
|
Kirkuk |
- |
4 (3K, 1W) |
|
Ninewa |
2 (2W) |
- |
|
TOTAL |
35 (6K, 29W) |
14 (7K, 7W) |
Attacks by Pro-Iran Groups 2021
|
|
Date - Incident - Location |
|
Jan, 2021 |
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 & 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 - Rockets – Baghdad International Airport/Jihad, IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil 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 |
|
Feb |
2/4/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil 2/7/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil 2/8/21- IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya 2/10/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad 2/11/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad 2/15/21 - Rockets – Irbil Airport – 2 Killed, 8 Wounded, IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad 2/17/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar 2/18/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Basra & Diwaniya 2/19/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Basra 2/20/21 - Rockets – Salahaddin’s Balad Air Base – 2 Wounded 2/22/21 - Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone 2/25/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil 2/26/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad 2/27/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya |
|
|
February Totals – 16 – 2 killed, 10 wounded |
|
Mar |
3/2/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil 3/3/21 - Rockets – Anbar’s Al-Asad Air Base, IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad, Diwaniya & Muthanna 3/11/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar 3/13/21 – Rockets - Salahaddin’s Balad Air Base, IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya 3/15/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil 3/18/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya & Muthanna 3/20/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Salahaddin 3/21/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil 3/25/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil & Baghdad 3/29/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil & Dhi Qar 3/30/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar & Salahaddin 3/31/21 - IED dismantled – Diwaniya |
|
|
March Totals – 20 |
|
Apr |
4/1/21 – IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad 4/4/21 – Rockets - Salahaddin’s Balad Air Base, IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya 4/5/21 – IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil, Baghdad & Diwaniya 4/7/21 – IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar, Babil x2 & Salahaddin 4/8/21 – Rockets found – Anbar, Ain Al-Asad Base, IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil 4/13/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna 4/14/21 – Drone/Rockets – Irbil Airport, IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil, Dhi Qar 4/15/21 – Rockets – Dohuk Turkish Army Base – 1 Turk killed, 1 wounded 4/16/21 – IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar 4/17/21 – IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar 4/18/21 – Rockets – Salahaddin’s Balad Air Base – 5 wounded 4/22/21 – Rockets – Baghdad’s Camp Victory 4/25/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar 4/27/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar, Dhi Qar, Diwaniya 4/28/21 – Gunfire checkpoint – Anbar 4/29/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar |
|
|
April Totals – 27 – 1 Killed (Turk), 6 Wounded |
|
May |
5/2/21 – Rockets – Baghdad’s International Airport, IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil, Muthanna 5/3/21 – Rockets – Salahaddin’s Balad Air Base – 1 wounded 5/4/21 – Rockets – Anbar’s Ain Al-Asad Base, IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Basra 5/6/21 – IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar, Salahaddin 5/8/21 – Rockets – Anbar’s Ain Al-Asad Base 5/11/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya 5/13/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar 5/14/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar 5/18/21 – IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar, Diwaniya 5/23/21 – IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar – 1 wounded, Babil, Dhi Qar, Diwaniya, Muthanna 5/24/21 – Rockets – Anbar’ Ain Al-Asad Base 5/27/21 – IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna, Diwaniya 5/28/21 – Rockets dismantled - Baghdad |
|
|
May Totals – 24 – 2 Wounded |
|
Jun |
6/3/21 – IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Basra, Dhi Qar 6/6/21 – Drone attack – Anbar’s Ain Al-Asad Base, Rockets intercepted – Baghdad International Airport 6/8/21 – IED dismantled – Dhi Qar 6/9/21 – Drone attack – Baghdad’s International Airport, Rockets – Salahaddin’s Balad Air Base 6/11/21 – Rockets dismantled - Diyala 6/13/21 – Drone attack – Baghdad’s International Airport, IED on convoy carrying supplies for U.S. – Dhi Qar, Diwaniya, Muthanna, Salahaddin – 3 wounded 6/14/21 – IED on convoy carrying supplies for U.S. - Baghdad |
|
|
Jun Totals – 14 – 3 Wounded |
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 |
16 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
- |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
Mar |
12 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Apr |
12 |
13 |
3 |
4 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
|
May |
20 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
- |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
Jun |
2 |
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 |
5 |
2 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Mar |
4 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Apr |
7 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
- |
- |
|
May |
16 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
- |
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
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 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
|
Mar |
8 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Apr |
10 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
|
May |
9 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Jun |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Security In Iraq 2019-20
|
Week |
Security Incidents (Total/By IS) |
Dead (Total/By IS) |
Wounded (Total/By IS) |
|
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 |
|
Feb 8-14 |
11/3 |
4 |
8 |
|
Feb 15-21 |
20/7 |
11 |
23 |
|
Feb 22-28 |
13/4 |
13 |
23 |
|
FEB |
63/16 |
39 |
77 |
|
Mar 1-7 |
19/5 |
5 |
8 |
|
Mar 8-14 |
12/2 |
13 |
15 |
|
Mar 15-21 |
24/6 |
8 |
7 |
|
Mar 22-28 |
14/2 |
8 |
13 |
|
Mar 29-31 |
9/5 |
2 |
1 |
|
MAR |
79/20 |
39 |
44 |
|
Apr 1-7 |
16/10 |
3 |
5 |
|
Apr 8-14 |
15/6 |
6 |
18 |
|
Apr 15-21 |
32/4 |
19 |
44 |
|
Apr 22-28 |
31/6 |
15 |
42 |
|
Apr 29-30 |
12/1 |
11 |
23 |
|
APR |
107/27 |
54 |
132 |
|
May 1-7 |
36/8 |
33 |
37 |
|
May 8-14 |
30/5 |
14 |
25 |
|
May 15-21 |
15/2 |
3 |
3 |
|
May 22-28 |
20/9 |
3 |
24 |
|
May 29-31 |
11 |
6 |
11 |
|
MAY |
113/24 |
59 |
100 |
|
Jun 1-7 |
12/5 |
6 |
29 |
|
Jun 8-14 |
22/10 |
7 |
7 |
Violence By Province Jun 8-14, 2021
|
Province |
Violence |
|
Anbar |
1 Incident
1 Car Bomb Dismantled |
|
Babil |
1 Incident
1 IED |
|
Baghdad |
4/3 Pro-Iran Incidents 1 Killed 1 Civilian
1 Shooting 1 IED 2 Drone Attacks |
|
Dhi Qar |
2 Pro-Iran Incidents 3 Wounded 1 Foreigner 2 Civilians
2 IEDs |
|
Diwaniya |
1 Pro-Iran Incidents
1 IED |
|
Diyala |
3/1 Pro-Iran Incidents 2 Killed 2 ISF 1 Wounded 1 Civilian
1 IED |
|
Irbil |
1 Incident 1 Killed 1 Civilian 2 Wounded 2 Civilians
1 IED |
|
Kirkuk |
5 Incidents 3 Killed 1 ISF 2 Civilians 1 Wounded 1 ISF
2 Shootings 2 IEDs |
|
Muthanna |
1 Por-Iran Incident
1 IED |
|
Ninewa |
1 Incident
3 IEDs |
|
Salahaddin |
2 Pro-Iran Incidents
1 IED 1 Rockets |
SOURCES
Al Araby, "Rockets land on Iraq air base housing US contractors and Baghdad airport," 6/9/21
Bas News, "Bombing Hits Transmission Towers in Kirkuk, Cuts Electricity," 6/13/21
- "Iraq Confirms Three Drones Attacked Baghdad Airport on Wednesday," 6/10/21
- "Iraq Foils Another Rocket Attack on Balad Air Base," 6/11/21
- "IS Militants Kill a Father and Son in Kirkuk," 6/10/21
- "Old IS-Made IED Kills 11-Year-Old in Makhmour," 6/9/21
Iraq Newspaper, "Iran detonates an explosive device targeting a convoy of the international coalition's supplies on the outskirts of Salahaddin without losses," 6/13/21
- "ISIS terrorist attacks the army in Muqdadiya, Diyala, killing two," 6/13/21
NINA, "3 Convoys Of Logistical Support For The Int'l Coalition Targeted With IEDs In Three Governorates," 6/13/21
- "A farmer was injured in an explosive device explosion in Diyala," 6/12/21
- "An IED Explodes On Two Armed Men While Trying To Infiltrate Jurf Al-Nasr District, North Of Babylon," 6/10/21
- "An officer was martyred after being attacked by a sniper fire west of Kirkuk," 6/12/21
- "A Terrorist Operation With A Car Bomb Thwarted in Anbar," 6/9/21
- "Two electric power towers targeted southeast of Mosul," 6/13/21
Shafaaq News, "Drone targets a military base at Baghdad airport," 6/13/21
- "Explosion targeting a military convoy near Baghdad," 6/14/21
- "Explosion puts a power line out of service in Kirkuk," 6/9/21
- "Injuries in an explosion targeting a support convoy for the international coalition in southern Iraq," 6/13/21
- "Thwarting an explosion that was intended to target a logistical support convoy for the coalition in southern Iraq," 6/8/21
Al Sumaria, "A farmer was killed in an armed attack north of Baghdad," 6/10/21
- "An officer was killed and an affiliate wounded in an attack south of Kirkuk," 6/12/21
Tollast, Robert, “Iran-backed militias display long-range drone power in regional escalation,” The National, 6/14/21
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