Violence went back to its usual low level during the second week of May. The previous weeks saw the Islamic State’s annual Ramadan offensive and attacks spiked. That’s now over and security incidents are back to normal.
There were a total of just 9 security incidents reported in the media in Iraq from May 8-14. That compared to 31 the week before.
There were two incidents by pro-Iran groups. A convoy working for the Americans was bombed in Diwaniya and a drone was shot down over Camp Speicher in Salahaddin. Attacks by these groups went up in April with 20 incidents but have gone back down in May. There have only been 4 successful attacks by these factions during this month.
There were only 7 incidents by the Islamic State during the week. There were 27 the week before as the group’s Ramadan offensive was winding down. Before that attacks had been in single digits each week for months.
The week’s incidents occurred in Diyala (4), Kirkuk (1), and Salahaddin (2).
They caused 2 deaths, 1 civilian and 1 member of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), and 7 wounded, 1 civilian, 1 Peshmerga, and 5 ISF. All the casualties happened in Diyala.
This week was different from previous ones as most of the incidents were offensive in nature. A police chief’s house was shot at in the Muqdadiya district in central Diyala. A Hashd commander had his home bombed in the Dibs district in southern Kirkuk. Finally, there were two clashes with insurgents in Salahaddin. The other three incidents were defensive meant to keep civilians and the government out of IS areas. None of the attacks happened in a city as the militants remain limited to the rural, mountainous and desert regions of the country where it has little impact upon the larger society.
Security Incidents In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
May 1-7 |
May 8-14 |
|
Anbar |
1 |
- |
|
Baghdad |
2 |
- |
|
Diwaniya |
- |
1 Pro-Iran |
|
Diyala |
11 |
4 |
|
Irbil |
1 Pro-Iran |
- |
|
Kirkuk |
7 |
1 |
|
Ninewa |
6/2 Pro-Iran |
- |
|
Salahaddin |
2 |
3/1 Pro-Iran |
|
TOTAL |
31/3 Pro-Iran |
9/2 Pro-Iran |
Casualties In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
May 1-7 |
May 8-14 |
|
Baghdad |
1 (1W) |
- |
|
Diyala |
19 (8K, 11W) |
9 (2K, 7W) |
|
Kirkuk |
7 (7W) |
- |
|
Ninewa |
6 (6W) |
- |
|
TOTAL |
33 (8K, 25W) |
9 (2K, 7W) |
Attacks by Pro-Iran Groups
|
|
March Totals 12 |
|
4/3/22 |
Rockets – Turkish army base, Ninewa |
|
|
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna, Salahaddin |
|
4/4/22 |
Rockets – Turkish army base, Ninewa |
|
4/5/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad |
|
4/6/22 |
Rockets – Turkish army base, Ninewa |
|
|
Rockets – Khabat, Irbil |
|
4/7/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar |
|
4/8/22 |
Drone Shot Down – Ain Al-Assad Base, Anbar |
|
4/10/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar, Diwaniya, Salahaddin |
|
|
Drone Strike - Dohuk |
|
4/13/22 |
Rockets Discovered - Baghdad |
|
4/14/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil |
|
4/17/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya |
|
4/21/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad |
|
4/22/22 |
Rockets – Turkish army base, Dohuk |
|
4/23/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna |
|
4/24/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar |
|
|
Rockets – Turkish army base, Ninewa |
|
4/30/22 |
Rockets – Ain al-Assad base, Anbar |
|
|
April Totals 20 (2) |
|
5/1/22 |
Rockets - Irbil |
|
|
Rockets – Bartella, Ninewa |
|
|
Rockets – Qaraqosh, Ninewa |
|
5/11/22 |
Drone shot down – Camp Speicher, Salahaddin |
|
|
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna |
|
|
May Totals 4 (1) |
Security In Iraq 2021-22
|
Week |
Security Incidents (Total/By IS) |
Dead (Total/By IS) |
Wounded (Total/By IS) |
|
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 |
31/5 |
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 |
|
Jun 15-21 |
24/4 |
14 |
14 |
|
Jun 22-28 |
19/2 |
10 |
17 |
|
Jun 29-30 |
5 |
- |
21 |
|
JUN |
83/21 |
36 |
87 |
|
Jul 1-7 |
38/9 |
11 |
35 |
|
Jul 8-14 |
25/4 |
7 |
17 |
|
Jul 15-21 |
20/1 |
48 |
75 |
|
Jul 22-28 |
10/1 |
10 |
7 |
|
Jul 29-31 |
16/5 |
30 |
30 |
|
JUL |
110/20 |
106 |
164 |
|
Aug 1-7 |
44/5 |
12 |
19 |
|
Aug 8-14 |
31/6 |
17 |
23 |
|
Aug 15-21 |
25/8 |
12 |
18 |
|
Aug 22-28 |
21/9 |
8 |
10 |
|
Aug 29-31 |
12/2 |
5 |
12 |
|
AUG |
133/30 |
54 |
82 |
|
Sep 1-7 |
21/3 |
12 |
24 |
|
Sep 8-14 |
28/3 |
24 |
36 |
|
Sep 15-21 |
13/1 |
5 |
17 |
|
Sep 22-28 |
17/4 |
13 |
9 |
|
Sep 29-30 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
SEP |
81/11 |
54 |
86 |
|
Oct 1-7 |
17 |
11 |
22 |
|
Oct 8-14 |
14/1 |
4 |
13 |
|
Oct 15-21 |
9/2 |
3 |
2 |
|
Oct 22-28 |
21/1/1 |
36 |
42 |
|
Oct 29-31 |
11/1 |
7 |
7 |
|
OCT |
72/6/1 |
61 |
86 |
|
Nov 1-7 |
20/2 |
3 |
20 |
|
Nov 8-14 |
15/1 |
11 |
18 |
|
Nov 15-21 |
14/4 |
2 |
4 |
|
Nov 22-28 |
15/4 |
10 |
14 |
|
Nov 29-30 |
3/1 |
1 |
3 |
|
NOV |
67/12 |
27 |
59 |
|
Dec 1-7 |
17/2 |
29 |
22 |
|
Dec 8-14 |
14/4 |
4 |
6 |
|
Dec 15-21 |
22/8 |
11 |
12 |
|
Dec 22-28 |
18/8 |
11 |
27 |
|
Dec 29-31 |
7/1 |
5 |
4 |
|
DEC |
78/23 |
56 |
67 |
|
Jan 1-7, 2022 |
18/9 |
3 |
4 |
|
Jan 8-14 |
35/21 |
3 |
18 |
|
Jan 15-21 |
12/5 |
17 |
12 |
|
Jan 22-28 |
16/3 |
8 |
19 |
|
Jan 29-31 |
6/2 |
2 |
6 |
|
JAN |
87/41 |
33 |
59 |
|
Feb 1-7 |
11/3 |
1 |
10 |
|
Feb 8-14 |
14/6 |
8 |
3 |
|
Feb 15-21 |
9/1 |
- |
11 |
|
Feb 22-28 |
8/4 |
1 |
5 |
|
FEB |
42/14 |
10 |
29 |
|
Mar 1-7 |
7/3 |
1 |
- |
|
Mar 8-14 |
18/3/1 |
6 |
5 |
|
Mar 15-21 |
10/4 |
5 |
6 |
|
Mar 22-28 |
6/1 |
7 |
4 |
|
Mar 29-31 |
4/1 |
- |
5 |
|
MAR |
46/12/1 |
19 |
21 |
|
Apr 1-7 |
16/8 |
- |
6 |
|
Apr 8-14 |
21/7 |
8 |
25 |
|
Apr 15-21 |
22/2 |
10 |
22 |
|
Apr 22-28 |
44/4 |
14 |
44 |
|
Apr 29-30 |
6/1 |
2 |
6 |
|
APR |
111/22 |
34 |
103 |
|
May 1-7 |
31/3 |
8 |
25 |
|
May 8-14 |
9/2 |
2 |
7 |
Violence By Province May 1-7, 2022
|
Province |
Violence |
2018 Avg |
2019 Avg |
2020 Avg |
2021 Avg |
2022 Avg |
|
Anbar |
- |
12.6 incidents/ month |
8.6 incidents/ month |
7.0 incidents/ month |
4.6 incidents/ month |
4.2.0 incidents/month |
|
Babil |
- |
4.0 incidents/month |
3.0 incidents/month |
2.75 incidents/month |
2.5 incidents/month |
2.5 incidents/month |
|
Baghdad |
- |
33.0 incidents/month |
11.6 incidents/month |
7.3 incidents/month |
5.6 incidents/ month |
2.5 incidents/month |
|
Diwaniya |
1 Pro-Iran Incident
1 IED |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diyala |
4 Incidents 2 Killed 1 Civilian 1 ISF 7 Wounded 1 Civilian 1 Peshmerga 5 ISF
2 Shootings 2 IEDs |
34.5 incidents/month |
30.0 incidents/month |
30.6 incidents/month |
23.2 incidents/month |
14.0 incidents/month |
|
Kirkuk |
1 Incident
1 IED |
36.5 incidents/month |
18.6 incidents/month |
13.9 incidents/month |
11.6 incidents/month |
11.25 Incidents/month |
|
Ninewa |
- |
20.0 incidents/month |
14.0 incidents/month |
10.6 incidents/month |
8.4 incidents/month |
7.0 incidents/month |
|
Salahaddin |
3/1 Pro-Iran Incident
2 Shootings 1 Drone |
21.7 incidents/month |
10.6 incidents/month |
11.2 incidents/month |
11.5 incidents/month |
7.0 incidents/month |
SOURCES
Bas News, "Clashes Erupt between Peshmerga and IS in Tuz Khurmatu," 5/11/22
- "Hashd al-Shaabi Commander Attacked with Bomb in Prde," 5/8/22
- "Peshmerga Fighter Injured by IED Blast during Anti-IS Operation," 5/12/22
- "US-led Coalition Shoots Down Bomb-Laden Drone in Central Iraq," 5/13/22
NINA, "An Armed Attack Targets The House Of The Police Chief Of Abo Saida District In Diyala," 5/8/22
- "A Civilian Killed Another Wounded In An Armed Attack East Of Baquba," 5/8/22
- "A convoy of logistical support for the international coalition forces was targeted with an explosive device in Diwaniyah," 5/11/22
- "The PMF Repels An ISIS Attack In Salah Al-Din," 5/14/22
NRT, "Member Of Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Forces Killed In IED Explosion In Diyala," 5/14/22
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