Iraq was relatively quiet for another week. Security incidents were in single digits once again the second week of January while a pro-Iran group carried out a rare attack.
From January 8-14 there were 6 security incidents reported in Iraq. That compared to 7 the week before.
Pro-Iran groups fired rockets at the Kor Mor gas field in Sulaymaniya. This facility has been targeted since the end of 2022. Originally this was part of a pressure campaign by the Coordination Framework to warn the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan to stick with it during government negotiations. The reason for this attack is unclear.
That left 5 incidents by the Islamic State. 33 of the 48 weeks of 2022 saw incidents in single digits and this trend has continued into 2023.
IS activity took place in Diyala (3), Ninewa (1) and Salahaddin (1).
They caused 5 deaths and 2 wounded. 1 member of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), 2 civilians and 2 Hashd al-Shaabi lost their lives and another 2 Hashd were wounded. 3 casualties took place in Diyala and 4 in Salahaddin.
In Diyala it was announced that two people who had been kidnapped back in 2021 were executed. A member of the ISF was also killed by a sniper at a checkpoint. Both of these took place in the Muqdadiya district in the center of the province.
2 IEDs were dismantled in western Ninewa and a Hashd unit was attacked in Salahaddin which led to 2 Hashd being killed and 2 wounded. The latter was the only offensive operation by the insurgency during the week.
Security Incidents In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
Jan 1-7 |
Jan 8-14 |
|
Baghdad |
4 |
- |
|
Diyala |
2 |
3 |
|
Ninewa |
1 |
1 |
|
Salahaddin |
- |
1 |
|
Sulaymaniya |
- |
1 Pro-Iran |
|
TOTAL |
7 |
6/1 Pro-Iran |
Casualties In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
Jan 1-7 |
Jan 8-14 |
|
Baghdad |
5 (3K, 2W) |
- |
|
Diyala |
1 (1K) |
3 (3K) |
|
Salahaddin |
- |
4 (2K, 2W) |
|
TOTAL |
6 (4K, 2W) |
7 (5K, 2W) |
Security In Iraq 2022-23
|
Week |
Security Incidents (Total/By IS) |
Dead (Total/By IS) |
Wounded (Total/By IS) |
|
Jan 1-7 |
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 |
|
May 15-21 |
18/6 |
10 |
6 |
|
May 22-28 |
13/1 |
21 |
11 |
|
May 29-31 |
2/1 |
- |
2 |
|
MAY |
73/13 |
41 |
51 |
|
Jun 1-7 |
6/2 |
- |
8 |
|
Jun 8-14 |
12/4 |
1 |
9 |
|
Jun 15-21 |
10/2 |
5 |
2 |
|
Jun 22-28 |
12/6 |
1 |
14 |
|
Jun 29-30 |
- |
- |
- |
|
JUN |
40/14 |
7 |
33 |
|
Jul 1-7 |
7/1 |
6 |
11 |
|
Jul 8-14 |
3 |
- |
2 |
|
Jul 15-21 |
11/2 |
14 |
16 |
|
Jul 22-28 |
18/7 |
9 |
21 |
|
Jul 29-31 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
|
JUL |
43/6 |
33 |
54 |
|
Aug 1-7 |
9/1 |
6 |
15 |
|
Aug 8-14 |
14 |
2 |
14 |
|
Aug 15-21 |
7/2 |
- |
6 |
|
Aug 22-28 |
23/4 |
14 |
15 |
|
Aug 29-31 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
|
AUG |
57/7/1 |
24 |
54 |
|
Sep 1-7 |
11/1 |
3 |
20 |
|
Sep 8-14 |
5 |
- |
12 |
|
Sep 15-21 |
12 |
4 |
14 |
|
Sep 22-28 |
10/2 M |
2 |
16 |
|
Sep 29-30 |
3/1 M |
- |
2 |
|
SEP |
41/1/3 M |
9 |
64 |
|
Oct 1-7 |
9/2 M |
6 |
16 |
|
Oct 8-14 |
8/2/1 M |
5 |
19 |
|
Oct 15-21 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
|
Oct 22-28 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
Oct 29-31 |
2 |
- |
2 |
|
OCT |
28/2/3 M |
17 |
45 |
|
Nov 1-7 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
|
Nov 8-14 |
6 |
1 |
8 |
|
Nov 15-21 |
8 |
7 |
17 |
|
Nov 22-28 |
2 |
1 |
- |
|
Nov 29-30 |
- |
- |
- |
|
NOV |
23 |
10 |
28 |
|
Dec 1-7 |
13/1 |
6 |
11 |
|
Dec 8-14 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
|
Dec 15-21 |
6 |
29 |
15 |
|
Dec 22-28 |
6 |
- |
4 |
|
Dec 29-31 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
DEC |
33/1 |
42 |
38 |
|
Jan 1-7 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
|
Jan 8-14 |
6/1 |
5 |
2 |
Violence By Province Jan 8-14, 2023
|
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 |
2.0 incidents/month |
|
Babil |
- |
4.0 incidents/month |
3.0 incidents/month |
2.7 incidents/month |
2.5 incidents/month |
2.0 incidents/month |
|
Baghdad |
- |
33.0 incidents/month |
11.6 incidents/month |
7.3 incidents/month |
5.6 incidents/ month |
3.5 incidents/month |
|
Diyala |
3 Incidents 3 Killed 1 ISF 2 Civilians
2 Shootings |
38.6 incidents/month |
30.0 incidents/month |
30.6 incidents/month |
22.8 incidents/month |
12.2 incidents/month |
|
Kirkuk |
- |
36.5 incidents/month |
18.6 incidents/month |
13.9 incidents/month |
11.6 incidents/month |
8.2 incidents/month |
|
Ninewa |
1 Incident
2 IEDs dismantled |
20.0 incidents/month |
13.2 incidents/month |
10.6 incidents/month |
8.4 incidents/month |
6.0 incidents/month |
|
Salahaddin |
1 Incident 2 Killed 2 Hashd 2 Wounded 2 Hashd
1 Gunfire |
21.7 incidents/month |
10.6 incidents/month |
11.2 incidents/month |
11.5 incidents/month |
5.5 incidents/month |
|
Sulaymaniya |
1 Pro-Iran Incident
1 Rockets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
IRAQ |
- |
166.6 incidents/month |
95.5 incidents/month |
85.5 incidents/month |
69.9 incidents/month |
40.2 incidents/month |
SOURCES
Al Masalah, "A missile attack targeted the Khor Mor gas field in Sulaymaiya," 1/13/23
NINA, "The Popular Mobilization and the army deal with two explosive devices west of Mosul," 1/10/23
- "The Popular Mobilization ends the "ISIS" attack east of Salah al-Din by defeating the terrorists," 1/9/23
Rudaw, "ISIS sniper kills policeman in Diyala: Police," 1/10/23
Shafaq News, "ISIS executes two people more than a year and a half after they were kidnapped in Diyala," 1/9/23
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