August saw the fewest security incidents in Iraq of 2014 yet
casualties remained exceedingly high. The month saw the second most deaths and
wounded of the year. The figures remained large despite the drop in attacks due
to massacres by the Islamic State in its conquered territory and a report on
peshmerga losses in Ninewa. Fighting remains heated in several parts of Iraq
meaning that casualties will continue at these levels for the foreseeable
future.
There were just 830 security incidents in August. That
passed the previous low of 878 seen in June. For the month, Baghdad saw the
most with 207 attacks, followed by 170 in Salahaddin, and 144 in Anbar. There
was a decided drop in violence in August from 265 incidents from August 1-8, to
178 from August 9-14, 150 from August 15-21, a little increase to 179 from
August 22-28, and the 58 in the last three days of the month.
These attacks led to 2,668 deaths and 3,640 wounded. Only
June saw more with 2,851 killed and 3,677 injured. In August the dead were made
up of 299 peshmerga, 281 members of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), 65 Sahwa,
and 2,023 civilians, while the wounded included 608 peshmerga, 466 ISF, 20
Sahwa, and 2,546 civilians. The high Kurdish losses were due to one
report at the beginning of August that said 200 peshmerga were killed and
500 wounded in fighting in Ninewa. In total, 254 peshmerga were killed and 516
injured in that province last month. Another 40 died and 73 were wounded in
Diyala around Jalawla, 4 killed and 13 injured in Salahaddin, and 1 death and 6
wounded in Kirkuk. For the ISF they suffered the most dead in Salahaddin, 77,
Baghdad, 56, Babil, 45, Anbar 44, Diyala 39, and ten each in Ninewa and Kirkuk.
There were also several massacres in the press. August
3 after the fall of Sinjar 70 Yazidis were killed. Two days later another
300 were said to have been executed. August
15 the town of Kojo was taken by the Islamic State resulting in 84 more
Yazidis losing their lives. Other examples were the execution of 14 kidnapped
police in Shirqat in Salahaddin on August 2.
That same day 20 other
bodies were discovered there. On August 9 200 bodies were
found at Camp Speicher outside of Tikrit, Salahaddin. There were plenty of
other incidents as well with IS the likely culprit. So far in 2014 there have
been a total of 15,003 fatalities reported in the press along with 24,417
wounded.
Violence In Iraq By
Month 2014
Month
|
Security
Incidents
|
Dead
|
Wounded
|
Shootings
|
Bombs
|
Car Bombs
|
Jan
|
1,014
|
1,483
427 ISF
69 Sahwa
2 Asayesh
985 Civilians
|
2,880
646 ISF
48 Sahwa
2,186 Civilians
|
468
|
501
|
96
|
Feb
|
945
|
1,274
516 ISF
58 Sahwa
2 Peshmerga
698 Civilians
|
2,526
702 ISF
93 Sahwa
3 Peshmerga
1,728 Civilians
|
428
|
474
|
84
|
Mar
|
996
|
1,606
567 ISF
48 Sahwa
2 Asayesh
989 Civilians
|
2,901
631 ISF
57 Sahwa
1 Asayesh
2,212 Civilians
|
417
|
550
|
82
|
Apr
|
999
|
1,456
538 ISF
46 Sahwa
1 Asayesh
871 Civilians
|
2,905
806 ISF
53 Sahwa
1 Asayesh
2,040 Civilians
|
376
|
583
|
79
|
May
|
905
|
1,468
506 ISF
77 Sahwa
1 Peshmerga
884 Civilians
|
2,610
719 ISF
50 Sahwa
1,841 Civilians
|
370
|
506
|
81
|
Jun
|
878
|
2,851
844 ISF
31 Sahwa
62 Peshmerga
1,914 Civilians
|
3,677
750 ISF
47 Sahwa
198 Peshmerga
1 Asayesh
2,681 Civilians
|
436
|
343
|
58
|
Jul
|
923
|
2,197
426 ISF
28 Sahwa
60 Peshmerga
1,683 Civilians
|
3,278
738 ISF
24 Sahwa
175 Peshmerga
2,341 Civilians
|
450
|
685
|
42
|
Aug
|
830
|
2,668
281 ISF
65 Sahwa
299 Peshmerga
2,023 Civilians
|
3,640
466 ISF
20 Sahwa
608 Peshmerga
2,546 Civilians
|
364
|
387
|
59
|
Totals
|
7,490
|
15,003
4,105 ISF
422 Sahwa
5 Asayesh
424 Peshmerga
10,047 Civilians
|
24,417
5,458 ISF
392 Sahwa
3 Asayesh
984 Peshmerga
17,575 Civilians
|
3,309
|
6,838
|
581
|
Violence
In Iraq By Week 2014
Date
|
Incidents
|
Dead
|
Wounded
|
Jan 1-7
|
244
|
363
|
736
|
Jan 8-14
|
272
|
364
|
683
|
Jan 15-21
|
205
|
358
|
616
|
Jan 22-28
|
236
|
305
|
618
|
Jan 29-31
|
57
|
93
|
237
|
JAN
|
1,014
|
1,483
|
2,890
|
Feb 1-7
|
204
|
296
|
700
|
Feb 8-14
|
226
|
258
|
505
|
Feb 15-21
|
264
|
346
|
703
|
Feb 22-28
|
251
|
374
|
618
|
FEB
|
945
|
1,274
|
2,526
|
Mar 1-7
|
253
|
412
|
702
|
Mar 8-14
|
206
|
324
|
612
|
Mar 15-21
|
216
|
423
|
736
|
Mar 22-27
|
211
|
279
|
580
|
Mar 28-31
|
110
|
168
|
271
|
MAR
|
996
|
1,606
|
2,901
|
Apr 1-7
|
238
|
259
|
550
|
Apr 8-14
|
223
|
362
|
646
|
Apr 15-21
|
251
|
406
|
786
|
Apr 22-28
|
226
|
347
|
744
|
Apr 29-30
|
61
|
82
|
179
|
APR
|
999
|
1,456
|
2,905
|
May 1-7
|
198
|
246
|
483
|
May 8-14
|
257
|
469
|
752
|
May 15-21
|
183
|
256
|
426
|
May 22-28
|
204
|
407
|
817
|
May 29-31
|
63
|
90
|
132
|
MAY
|
905
|
1,468
|
2,610
|
Jun 1-7
|
224
|
588
|
1,021
|
Jun 8-14
|
227
|
658
|
887
|
Jun 15-21
|
170
|
729
|
564
|
Jun 22-28
|
170
|
720
|
775
|
Jun 29-30
|
56
|
127
|
236
|
JUN
|
877
|
2,822
|
3,483
|
Jul 1-7
|
200
|
511
|
622
|
Jul 8-14
|
211
|
577
|
625
|
Jul 15-21
|
225
|
398
|
1,000
|
Jul 22-28
|
223
|
549
|
801
|
Jul 29-31
|
65
|
162
|
230
|
JUL
|
924
|
2,197
|
3,278
|
Aug 1-8
|
265
|
951
|
885
|
Aug 9-14
|
178
|
709
|
1,152
|
Aug 15-21
|
150
|
348
|
499
|
Aug 22-28
|
179
|
542
|
815
|
Aug 29-31
|
58
|
118
|
289
|
AUG
|
830
|
2,668
|
3,640
|
Security
Incidents In Iraq By Province Aug 2014
Province
|
Security
Incidents
|
Dead
|
Wounded
|
Types of
Attack
|
Anbar
|
144
|
414
44
ISF
32
Sahwa
338
Civilians
|
694
44
ISF
9
Sahwa
641
Civilians
|
62 Shootings
9 IEDs
6 Suicide Car Bombs
8 Car Bombs
1 Suicide Bomber
1 Sticky Bomb
|
Babil
|
57
|
99
45
ISF
3
Sahwa
51
Civilians
|
184
72
ISF
2
Sahwa
110
Civilians
|
27 Shootings
19 IEDs
3 Suicide Car Bombs
2 Car Bombs
3 Sticky Bombs
|
Baghdad
|
207
|
439
56
ISF
2
Sahwa
381
Civilians
|
1,017
116
ISF
901
Civilians
|
64 Shootings
73 IEDs
3 Suicide Car Bombs
20 Car Bombs
2 Suicide Bombers
17 Sticky Bombs
|
Basra
|
12
|
10
10
Civilians
|
21
21
Civilians
|
8 Shootings
3 IEDs
|
Diyala
|
93
|
249
39
ISF
40
Peshmerga
170
Civilians
|
258
24
ISF
73
Peshmerga
161
Civilians
|
48 Shootings
27 IEDs
4 Suicide Car Bombers
2 Car Bombs
22 Suicide Bombers
|
Karbala
|
9
|
14
14
Civilians
|
40
40
Civilians
|
1 Shooting
8 IEDs
2 Car Bombs
|
Kirkuk
|
58
|
124
10
ISF
3
Sahwa
1
Peshmerga
110
Civilians
|
321
6
Peshmerga
310
Civilians
|
20 Shootings
29 IEDs
3 Car Bombs
|
Ninewa
|
73
|
795
10
ISF
254
Peshmerga
|
563
17
ISF
516
Peshmerga
30
Civilians
|
43 Shootings
22 IEDs
2 Car Bombs
2 Suicide Bombers
|
Qadisiyah
|
6
|
5
5
Civilians
|
6 IEDs
|
|
Salahaddin
|
170
|
524
77
ISF
25
Sahwa
4
Peshmerga
418
Civilians
|
537
188
ISF
9
Sahwa
13
Peshmerga
327
Civilians
|
91 Shootings
74 IEDs
1 Suicide Car Bomb
2 Car Bombs
5 Suicide Bombers
4 Sticky Bombs
|
Wasit
|
1
|
1 Car Bomb
|
Another driver of the high casualties in August were wave
after wave of car bombs. There were 59 car bombs for the month, which was nowhere near
the highest figure in 2014. What was different was the frequency of these
attacks. There were six waves during the month with only one day in between
them except for the last one when there was a two day hiatus. Usually there are
several days in between series, sometimes lasting up to almost a week. The
Islamic State’s capture of ISF weapons dumps were the likely cause of this
sustained campaign. These attacks left 381 fatalities and 699 injured.
Car Bomb Attacks In Iraq Aug 2014
Date
|
Location
|
Dead
|
Wounded
|
Aug 1
|
Haditha,
Anbar
Sadr
City, Baghdad
|
16
|
25
|
Aug 2
|
Rawa,
Anbar
Balad
& Dujail, Salahaddin
|
8
|
42
|
Aug 3
|
Outside
Haditha, Anbar
|
||
Aug 4
|
?,
Anbar
|
5
|
|
Aug 5
|
|||
Aug 6
|
Outside
Fallujah, Anbar
New
Baghdad x2, Sadr City x2, Ur x2, Baghdad
Aliya
Rash, Ninewa
|
48
|
96
|
Aug 7
|
Kadhimiya,
Baghdad
Kirkuk,
Kirkuk
|
25
|
90
|
Aug 8
|
Fallujah
& West of Ramadi, Anbar
Sadr
City, Baghdad
|
2
|
7
|
Aug 9
|
|||
Aug 10
|
Haditha,
Anbar
Jalawla
x3, Diyala
|
||
Aug 11
|
Diyala
Bridge, Baghdad
Aziziya,
Wasit
|
4
|
8
|
Aug 12
|
Karrada & Zafaraniya, Baghdad
|
17
|
51
|
Aug 13
|
Amil,
Baya & New Baghdad, Baghdad
|
18
|
43
|
Aug 14
|
Jalawla,
Diyala
|
5
|
13
|
Aug 15
|
Ramadi,
Anbar
|
||
Aug 16
|
|||
Aug 17
|
Yusifiya,
Baghdad
|
||
Aug 18
|
Iskandiriya
x2, Babil
|
1
|
16
|
Aug 19
|
Iskandiriya,
Babil
|
||
Aug 20
|
Husseiniya
& Palestine St, Baghdad
|
11
|
30
|
Aug 21
|
|||
Aug 22
|
South
of Tikrit, Salahaddin
|
11
|
30
|
Aug 23
|
Baghdadi,
Anbar
Karrada,
Baghdad
Kirkuk,
Kirkuk
|
16
|
40
|
Aug 24
|
Shula,
Baghdad
|
5
|
12
|
Aug 25
|
Hillah
x2, Babil
Kadhimiya
x2, Baghdad
Tweij
x2, Karbala
Mosul,
Ninewa
|
30
|
84
|
Aug 26
|
New
Baghdad, Baghdad
|
12
|
35
|
Aug 27
|
|||
Aug 28
|
|||
Aug 29
|
Tuz
Kharmato, Salahaddin
|
8
|
30
|
Aug 30
|
Amiriya
Fallujah x2, Anbar
Yusifiya,
Baghdad
Anjana,
Diyala
|
11
|
25
|
Aug 31
|
Ramadi
x2
|
13
|
17
|
TOTALS
|
59
|
381
|
699
|
The government played a large role in the monthly casualty
count as well. Indiscriminate shelling, which was mostly concentrated in Anbar
cost the lives of 246 people, and wounded another 541. Air strikes led to
another 172 deaths and 128 injured. The ISF continues to treat any area under
insurgent control as a legitimate target and consistently hits civilians almost
every day. Bad intelligence and coordination between the different branches of the
armed forces likely accounted for the indiscriminate nature of these strikes
along with a disregard for civilian casualties.
Casualties
From Government Shelling 2014
Date
|
Dead
|
Wounded
|
Aug
1-7
|
77
|
196
|
Aug
8-14
|
29
|
66
|
Aug
15-21
|
69
|
137
|
Aug
22-28
|
73
|
114
|
Aug
29-31
|
18
|
94
|
TOTAL
|
246
|
541
|
Casualties
From Air Strikes 2014
Date
|
Dead
|
Wounded
|
Aug
1-7
|
58
|
56
|
Aug
8-14
|
39
|
49
|
Aug
15-21
|
11
|
|
Aug
22-28
|
26
|
23
|
Aug
29-31
|
38
|
|
TOTAL
|
172
|
128
|
SOURCES
Agence
France Presse, "13 killed in bomb attacks on Iraq forces in Ramadi,"
8/31/14
Alsumaria,
"Cleaning villages and the killing of nine elements of Daash north of
Baquba," 8/11/14
-
"Killing and wounding 16 people, including four children in as mortar
shells fall on Fallujah," 8/24/14
-
"Killing and wounding 19 people including a child and two women in the
fall of mortars on Fallujah," 8/23/14
-
"Killing and wounding 28 people including women and children in the fall
of mortars in Fallujah," 8/22/14
Buratha
News, "200 bodies found near Base Speicher believed to be students killed
by Daash gang," 8/9/14
eKurd,
"After Peshmerga pullout, hundreds of missing Iraqi Kurdish Yazidis feared
dead," 8/4/14
Al
Forat, "14 Intelligence officers executed by ISIL in Shurqat," 8/2/14
-
"20 unidentified corpses discovered in Shurqat," 8/20/14
Iraq
Times, "Martyrdom and wounding 650 elements of the Peshmerga in battles
with the Daash terrorist organization," 8/8/14
Al
Jazeera, "Suicide attack kills soldiers near Baghdad," 8/30/14
NINA,
"Two car bombs exploded south of Fallujah," 8/30/14
-
"Urgent../25/ civilians and security forces killed and injured in a car
bomb in downtown Ramadi," 8/31/14
Osgood,
Patrick and Tahir, Rawaz, "Iraq's Yezidi minority faces massacre,"
Iraq Oil Report, 8/6/14
Radio
Free Iraq, "26 August 2014," Daily Updates from Anbar, 8/26/14
Al
Rayy, "Explosion of "Hummer bomb" by suicide bombers traveling
near Baquba, north of defensive zone," 8/30/14
-
"Two civilians were injured by a car bomb amid Tuz," 8/29/14
Rudaw,
"At Least 8 Killed, 30 Wounded by Bomb, Mortars in Tuz," 8/29/14
Sly,
Liz, "Islamic State fighters kill dozens of Yazidi villagers,"
Washington Post, 8/16/14
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