Violence went up in Iraq during the second week of May to the highest level since the end of February. The insurgency however remains at its lowest level since 2003.
There were 6 security incidents reported in the Iraqi media from May 8-14. That compared to just 2 the week before. 6 was the most incidents in one week since 8 during the week of February 22-28. Attacks have been in single digits for 17 of the 18 weeks in 2023.
The incidents took place in Baghdad (1), Kirkuk (1), Ninewa (3), and Salahaddin (1).
They left 4 dead and 3 wounded. 1 Hashd al-Shaabi, 1 member of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and 2 civilians were killed and 3 civilians were injured. Baghdad saw 1 dead, Kirkuk had 2 wounded, Ninewa witnessed 3 casualties and 1 in Salahaddin.
There was a home invasion in Tarmiya in northern Baghdad that left 1 civilian dead. Since the end of 2022 this district has re-emerged as an IS hotbed. It has been a long time insurgent base.
2 people were wounded by a grenade in Kirkuk.
In Ninewa an old IED killed one civilian and left another wounded, while in the Nimrod district 1 Hashd was killed in a security sweep and IS attacked a Hashd unit there as well.
A checkpoint was shot at resulting in 1 dead policeman in the Samarra district of Salahaddin.
None of the attacks were offensive in nature and all were in rural and isolated areas of the country. Those are the only places the insurgency is still active as it has fallen to its lowest point.
Security Incidents In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
May 1-7 |
May 8-14 |
|
Baghdad |
- |
1 |
|
Diyala |
1 |
- |
|
Kirkuk |
- |
1 |
|
Ninewa |
- |
3 |
|
Salahaddin |
1 |
1 |
|
TOTAL |
2 |
6 |
Casualties In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
May 1-7 |
May 8-14 |
|
Baghdad |
- |
1 (1K) |
|
Diyala |
1 (1W) |
|
|
Kirkuk |
- |
2 (2W) |
|
Ninewa |
- |
3 (2K, 1W) |
|
Salahaddin |
1 (1W) |
1 (1K) |
|
TOTAL |
2 (1K, 1W) |
7 (4K, 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 |
|
Mar 22-28 |
1 |
2 |
- |
|
Mar 29-31 |
1 |
3 |
- |
|
MAR |
9 |
18 |
8 |
|
Apr 1-7 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
|
Apr 8-14 |
4 |
- |
1 |
|
Apr 15-21 |
5 |
3 |
- |
|
Apr 22-28 |
2 |
1 |
- |
|
Apr 29-30 |
1 |
1 |
- |
|
APR |
16 |
6 |
8 |
|
May 1-7 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
May 8-14 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
SOURCES
NINA, "The Popular Mobilization announces the martyrdom of its affiliate in Nineveh during a security operation," 5/11/23
- "The Popular Mobilization confronts a terrorist attack in the Nimrud district in the Nineveh Plain," 5/14/23
- "The Security Forces Thwart An Attempt For ISIS And Kill 3 Terrorists Within Samarra Operations Sector," 5/11/23
- "A shepherd killed and another one wounded when an explosive device left by ISIS exploded west of Mosul," 5/9/23
Shafaq News, "An armed attack kills Muqab north of Baghdad," 5/9/23
- "Kirkuk .. Two women were injured in a bomb explosion and an accused of kidnapping and raping children was arrested," 5/13/23
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