The Islamic State remains barely active in Iraq. Violence remains at an all-time low in the country. Ramadan is nearing however so that could change.
There were only two security incidents reported in Iraq from March 15-21. There were 2 incidents the week before and 3 the first week of March. 10 of 11 weeks this year have seen incidents in single digits. That continues the trend set in 2022.
In Baghdad’s Tarmiya in the north there was a shootout with insurgents that left 1 Hashd al-Shaabi dead. The district has become one of the few consistently violent areas in Iraq. In Kirkuk an IED hit a car full of Hashd during a security operation that left 3 wounded.
Ramadan is beginning which has traditionally been when the Islamic State starts an offensive each year. This will be a sign of just how low the insurgency has sunk. Can it pick up its operations in 2023? If it does how many attacks can it carry out? Last year incidents spiked to 40 incidents for one week. We’ll see what happens this time around.
Security Incidents In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
Mar 1-7 |
Mar 8-14 |
Mar 15-21 |
|
Baghdad |
- |
- |
1 |
|
Diyala |
2 |
1 |
|
|
Kirkuk |
- |
- |
1 |
|
Salahaddin |
1 |
1 |
- |
|
TOTAL |
3 |
2 |
2 |
Casualties In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
Mar 1-7 |
Mar 8-14 |
Mar 15-21 |
|
Baghdad |
- |
- |
1 (1K) |
|
Diyala |
12 (9K, 3W) |
1 (1K) |
- |
|
Kirkuk |
- |
- |
3 (3W) |
|
Salahaddin |
2 (1K, 1W) |
2 (1K, 1W) |
- |
|
TOTAL |
14 (10K, 4W) |
3 (2K, 1W) |
4 (1K, 3W) |
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 |
|
Jan 15-21 |
11/1 |
2 |
7 |
|
Jan 22-28 |
5/2 |
1 |
2 |
|
Jan 29-31 |
1 |
- |
2 |
|
JAN |
29/4 |
12 |
15 |
|
Feb 1-7 |
6/2 |
1 |
5 |
|
Feb 8-14 |
1 |
- |
2 |
|
Feb 15-21 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
|
Feb 22-28 |
9/1 |
7 |
3 |
|
FEB |
20/3 |
12 |
18 |
|
Mar 1-7 |
3 |
10 |
4 |
|
Mar 8-14 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
Mar 15-21 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Violence By Province Mar 15-21, 2023
|
Province |
Violence |
2018 Avg |
2019 Avg |
2020 Avg |
2021 Avg |
2022 Avg |
2023 Avg |
|
Anbar |
- |
12.6 incidents/ month |
8.6 incidents/ month |
7.0 incidents/ month |
4.6 incidents/ month |
2.0 incidents/month |
1.0 Incidents/month |
|
Babil |
- |
4.0 incidents/month |
3.0 incidents/month |
2.7 incidents/month |
2.5 incidents/month |
2.0 incidents/month |
0.5 Incidents/month |
|
Baghdad |
1 Incident 1 Killed 1 Hashd
1 Shooting |
33.0 incidents/month |
11.6 incidents/month |
7.3 incidents/month |
5.6 incidents/ month |
3.5 incidents/month |
5 Incidents/month |
|
Diyala |
- |
38.6 incidents/month |
30.0 incidents/month |
30.6 incidents/month |
22.8 incidents/month |
12.2 incidents/month |
6 Incidents/month |
|
Kirkuk |
1 Incident 3 Wounded 3 Hashd
1 IED |
36.5 incidents/month |
18.6 incidents/month |
13.9 incidents/month |
11.6 incidents/month |
8.2 incidents/month |
1.5 Incidents/month |
|
Ninewa |
- |
20.0 incidents/month |
13.2 incidents/month |
10.6 incidents/month |
8.4 incidents/month |
6.0 incidents/month |
4 Incidents/month |
|
Salahaddin |
- |
21.7 incidents/month |
10.6 incidents/month |
11.2 incidents/month |
11.5 incidents/month |
5.5 incidents/month |
2.5 Incidents/month |
|
IRAQ |
- |
166.6 incidents/month |
95.5 incidents/month |
85.5 incidents/month |
69.9 incidents/month |
40.2 incidents/month |
21 Incidents/month |
SOURCES
NINA, "Three members of the Popular Mobilization intelligence injured when an explosive device exploded in Kirkuk," 3/18/23
- "Two ISIS members killed and a member of the Popular Mobilization Forces killed in armed clashes north of Baghdad," 3/15/23
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