It’s still Ramadan and the Islamic State has not launched its annual offensive yet. Incidents remained in single digits during the first week of April showing no real change in insurgent activity.
From April 1-7 there were 5 security incidents reported in Iraq. Those took place in Kirkuk (3), Ninewa (1), and Salahaddin (1). This is the 10th straight week incidents have been in single digits. 12 of the 13 weeks in 2023 incidents have been in single digits as well. This continues the trend that started in 2022.
There were 8 casualties during the week. 1 Hashd al-Shaabi was killed in Kirkuk and 7 were wounded made up of 3 Hashd and 4 civilians. Kirkuk had the most casualties with 4 and there were 2 each in Ninewa and Salahaddin.
In Kirkuk, an IED targeted a police vehicle and there were two attacks upon the Hashd that left a total of 1 Hashd dead and 3 wounded. Those were likely meant to keep the Hashd out of IS areas.
In Ninewa an old IED went off that wounded 2. That meant there were only 4 actual attacks by the Islamic State during the week.
Finally and IED wounded 2 in southern Salahaddin.
Out of the 4 actual attacks during the start of April none were offensive in nature. All took place in rural areas of the country as well. This is another sign of how isolated IS is and how little it currently impacts Iraq.
Security Incidents In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
Apr 1-7 |
|
Kirkuk |
3 |
|
Ninewa |
1 |
|
Salahaddin |
1 |
|
TOTAL |
5 |
Casualties In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
Apr 1-7 |
|
Kirkuk |
4 (1K, 3W) |
|
Ninewa |
2 (2W) |
|
Salahaddin |
2 (2W) |
|
TOTAL |
8 (1K, 7W) |
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 |
|
Mar 22-28 |
1 |
2 |
- |
|
Mar 29-31 |
1 |
3 |
- |
|
MAR |
9 |
18 |
8 |
|
Apr 1-7 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
Violence By Province Apr 1-7, 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 |
0.6 Incidents/month |
|
Babil |
- |
4.0 incidents/month |
3.0 incidents/month |
2.7 incidents/month |
2.5 incidents/month |
2.0 incidents/month |
0.3 Incidents/month |
|
Baghdad |
- |
33.0 incidents/month |
11.6 incidents/month |
7.3 incidents/month |
5.6 incidents/ month |
3.5 incidents/month |
3.6 Incidents/month |
|
Diyala |
- |
38.6 incidents/month |
30.0 incidents/month |
30.6 incidents/month |
22.8 incidents/month |
12.2 incidents/month |
5.3 Incidents/month |
|
Kirkuk |
3 Incidents 1 Killed 1 Hashd 3 Wounded 3 Hashd
2 Shootings 1 IED |
36.5 incidents/month |
18.6 incidents/month |
13.9 incidents/month |
11.6 incidents/month |
8.2 incidents/month |
1.3 Incidents/month |
|
Ninewa |
1 Incident 2 Wounded 2 Civilians
1 IED |
20.0 incidents/month |
13.2 incidents/month |
10.6 incidents/month |
8.4 incidents/month |
6.0 incidents/month |
3 Incidents/month |
|
Salahaddin |
1 Incident 2 Wounded 2 Civilians
1 IED |
21.7 incidents/month |
10.6 incidents/month |
11.2 incidents/month |
11.5 incidents/month |
5.5 incidents/month |
2.3 Incidents/month |
|
IRAQ |
5 Incidents 1 Killed 1 Hashd 7 Wounded 3 Hashd 4 Civilians
2 Shootings 3 IEDs |
166.6 incidents/month |
95.5 incidents/month |
85.5 incidents/month |
69.9 incidents/month |
40.2 incidents/month |
17 Incidents/month |
SOURCES
NINA, "2 Civilians Wounded In An IED Explosion Southeast Of Mosul," 4/4/23
- "An explosive device targeting a vehicle to Rescue Police in Kirkuk, without any injuries," 4/3/23
- "A Fighter Killed And Another Wounded From The PMF By An ISIS Attack In Kirkuk," 4/5/23
- "The PMF Thwarts An Attack To The Remnants Of The Terrorist ISIS, Southwest Of Kirkuk," 4/5/23
Al Sumaria, "Two people were wounded by an explosive device in Salahaddin," 4/7/23
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