Tuesday, September 9, 2025

Islamic State Makes A Rare Appearance In Iraq In August


 

The Islamic State has largely disappeared from Iraq. In August it made a rare appearance.


In late August the Islamic State released a video of it executing a shepherd in the Baaj district of western Ninewa.

 

This year there have only been 14 incidents by the insurgency in all of Iraq. That’s an average of 1.75 incidents per month. In 2024 the group was averaging 5.1 incidents per month showing how far things have fallen off for the militants.

 

On top of that many of the incidents this year were not attacks. Rather they were the result of security sweeps by government forces that came across small groups of insurgents which led to shooting. It’s another sign that the insurgency is largely dead in the country.

 

Security Incidents In Iraq By Province

Province

Aug 1-7

Aug 8-14

Aug 15-21

Aug 22-28

Aug 29-30

Totals

Ninewa

-

-

-

1

-

1 Incident

Totals

-

-

-

1 Incident

-

1 Incident

 

Security In Iraq 2023-25

Week

Security

Incidents

(Total/By IS)

Dead

(Total/By IS)

Wounded

(Total/By IS)

JAN 2023

29/4 Pro-Iran

12

15

FEB

20/3 Pro-Iran

12

18

MAR

9

18

8

APR

16

6

8

MAY

15

8

14

JUN

10

10

10

JUL

11/2 Pro-Iran

2

4

AUG

13/1 Pro-Iran

2

23

SEP

5

2

6

OCT

17/15 Pro-Iran

-

8

NOV

35/29 Pro-Iran

15

29 (8 Amer)

DEC

35/26 Pro-Iran

2K

16W

Jan 1-7

10/6 Pro-Iran/1 Iranian

5

9

Jan 8-14

7/3 Pro-Iran

3

3

Jan 15-21

10/6 Pro-Iran

6

6

Jan 22-28

11/10 Pro-Iran

-

-

Jan 29-31

3 Pro-Ira

-

-

JAN 2024

42/28 Pro-Iran/1 Iranian

14

20

Feb 1-7

1 Pro-Iran

-

-

Feb 8-14

-

-

-

Feb 15-21

-

-

-

Feb 22-29

1

-

-

FEB

2/1 Pro-Iran

-

-

Mar 1-7

4/2 Pro-Iran

1

4

Mar 8-14

8/1 Pro-Iran

4

8

Mar 15-21

2

-

2

Mar 22-28

2 Pro-Iran

-

-

Mar 29-31

2/1Pro-iran

1

1

MAR

18/6 Pro-Iran

6

15

Apr 1-7

3/2 Pro-Iran

-

-

Apr 8-14

1 Pro-Iran

-

-

Apr 15-21

3 Pro-Iran

-

-

Apr 22-28

1 Pro-Iran

4

-

Apr 29-30

1

2

-

APR

9/7 Pro-Iran

6

-

May 1-7

3 Pro-Iran

-

-

May 8-14

6/5 Pro-Iran

5

5

May 15-21

11/9 Pro-Iran

1

6

May 22-28

6/2 Pro-Iran

11

12

May 29-31

1 Pro-Iran

-

-

MAY

27/20 Pro-Iran

18

22

Jun 1-7

4 Pro-Iran

-

-

Jun 8-14

2 Pro-Iran

-

-

Jun 15-21

2/1 Pro-Iran

1

-

Jun 22-28

5 Pro-Iran

-

-

Jun 29-31

1 Pro-Iran

-

-

JUN

14/13 Pro-Iran

1

-

Jul 1-7

2 Pro-Iran

-

-

Jul 8-14

4

10

4

Jul 15-21

4 Pro-Iran

-

-

Jan 22-28

2 Pro-Iran

-

-

Jul 29-31

-

-

-

JUL

12/8 Pro-Iran

10

4

Aug 1-7

3/2Pro-Iran

-

10 (5 Amer)

Aug 8-14

2

2

-

Aug 15-21

2/1 Pro-Iran

-

2

Aug 22-28

2 Pro-Iran

-

-

Aug 29-31

4/1 Pro-Iran

4

8 (7 Amer)

AUG

13/6 Pro-Iran

6

20 (14 Amer)

Sep 1-7

3/1 Pro-Iran

5

4

Sep 8-14

3/1 Pro-Iran

4

5

Sep 15-21

5/2 Pro-Iran

-

7

Sep 22-28

18 Pro-Iran

-

-

Sep 29-30

8 Pro-Iran

-

-

SEP

37/30 Pro-Iran

9

16

Oct 1-7

21/18 Pro-Iran

6

14

Oct 8-14

17 Pro-Iran

-

-

Oct 15-21

9/8 Pro-Iran

1

-

Oct 22-28

17 Pro-Iran

-

2 US Soldiers

Oct 29-31

6 Pro-Iran

-

-

OCT

70/66 Pro-Iran

7

14 (2US Soldiers)

Nov 1-7

18 Pro-Iran

-

-

Nov 8-14

19 Pro-Iran

-

-

Nov 15-21

10/9 Pro-Iran

3

3

Nov 22-28

2 Pro-Iran

-

-

Nov 29-30

-

-

-

NOV

49/48 Pro-Iran

3

3

Dec 1-7

-

-

-

Dec 8-14

1

2

2

Dec 15-21

-

-

-

Dec 22-28

2

6

2

Dec 29-31

2

2

3

DEC

5

10

7

Jan 1-5

1

1

-

Jan 8-14

1

-

3

Jan 15-21

2

8

5

Jan 22-28

-

-

-

Jan 29-31

-

-

-

JAN 2025

4

9

8

Feb 1-7

1 Pro-Iran

-

-

Feb 8-14

3

1

6

Feb 15-21

1

-

-

Feb 22-28

1

-

2

FEB

6/1 Pro-Iran

1

7

Mar 1-7

1

-

-

Mar 8-14

-

-

-

Mar 15-21

-

-

-

Mar 22-28

-

-

-

Mar 29-31

-

-

-

MAR

1

-

-

Apr 1-7

-

-

-

Apr 8-14

-

-

-

Apr 15-21

-

-

-

Apr 22-28

-

-

-

Apr 29-30

-

-

-

APR

-

-

-

May 1-7

1

-

1

May 8-14

1

-

-

May 15-21

-

-

-

May 22-28

-

-

-

May 29-31

-

-

-

MAY

2

-

1

Jun 1-7

-

-

-

Jun 8-14

1 Pro-Iran

-

-

Jun 15-21

1 Pro-Iran

-

-

Jun 22-28

4 Pro-Iran

-

-

Jun 29-30

-

-

-

JUN

6 Pro-Iran

-

-

Jul 1-7

10/9 Pro-Iran

-

3

Jul 8-14

4 Pro-Iran

-

-

Jul 15-21

7 Pro-Iran

-

-

Jul 22-28

2 Pro-Iran

-

-

Jul 29-31

2 Pro-Iran

-

-

JUL

25/24 Pro-Iran

-

3

Aug 1-7

-

-

-

Aug 8-14

-

-

-

Aug 15-21

-

-

-

Aug 22-28

1

1

-

Aug 29-30

-

-

-

AUG

1

1

-

 

SOURCES

 

Bas News, "ISIS Kills Shepherd in Nineveh, Releases Execution Video," 8/24/25

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