During the third week of August 2015 casualties in Iraq
dropped in half. The main causes were fewer mass executions by the Islamic
State, and less dead and wounded from car bombs. At the same time, casualties
remain a largely unreliable source for measuring violence in the country
because of government censorship.
From August 15-21, 2015 there were 136 reported security
incidents in the country. That was the exact same number as the previous week.
During the first three weeks of August there have been an average of 20.0
incidents per day, which was just about the same as July’s 19.6 average.
During the week there were 345 deaths and 354 wounded. Those
figures broke down to 2 Sahwa, 22 Peshmerga, 29 fighters from the Kurdistan
Workers’ Party (PKK), 30 members of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), 91 Hashd
al-Shaabi, and 171 civilians killed, and 1 Peshmerga, 3 Sahwa, 41 Hashd, 45
ISF, and 264 civilians injured. By province there were 76 fatalities in Ninewa,
71 in Anbar, 67 in Baghdad, 59 in Salahaddin, 29 in Irbil, 26 in Kirkuk, 9 in
Babil, and 8 in Diyala. That was nearly half the amounts from the previous
week. The real number of casualties is always higher, especially now as the
government has been suppressing losses across the country to maintain morale.
Violence
In Iraq By Week 2015
Date
|
Incidents
|
Dead
|
Wounded
|
Jan 1-7
|
189
|
466
|
464
|
Jan 8-14
|
172
|
733
|
518
|
Jan 15-21
|
189
|
403
|
528
|
Jan 22-28
|
195
|
492
|
899
|
Jan 29-31
|
91
|
306
|
568
|
JAN
|
836
|
2,400
|
2,977
|
Feb 1-7
|
155
|
408
|
688
|
Feb 8-14
|
177
|
443
|
566
|
Feb 15-21
|
169
|
592
|
383
|
Feb 22-28
|
171
|
391
|
705
|
FEB
|
672
|
1,834
|
2,342
|
Mar 1-7
|
176
|
373
|
595
|
Mar 8-14
|
137
|
398
|
656
|
Mar 15-21
|
146
|
1,304
|
505
|
Mar 22-28
|
174
|
273
|
406
|
Mar 29-31
|
72
|
205
|
219
|
MAR
|
705
|
2,553 + 4
|
2,381 + 150
|
Apr 1-7
|
127
|
218
|
422
|
Apr 8-14
|
137
|
676
|
542
|
Apr 15-21
|
172
|
729
|
717
|
Apr 22-28
|
163
|
497
|
483
|
Apr 29-30
|
50
|
162
+ 7
|
182
+ 299
|
APR
|
649
|
2,282
|
2,346
|
May 1-7
|
154
|
626
|
450
|
May 8-14
|
154
|
420
|
549
|
May 15-21
|
124
|
963
|
387
|
May 22-28
|
108
|
341
+ 1,499
|
348
|
May 29-31
|
38
|
66
|
164
+ 646
|
MAY
|
578
|
2,416 + 1,499
|
1,898 + 646
|
Jun 1-7
|
132
|
431
|
476
|
Jun 8-14
|
126
|
522
+ 405
|
394
|
Jun 15-21
|
141
|
365
|
373
|
Jun 22-28
|
162
|
306
|
474
|
Jun 29-30
|
61
|
122
|
189
|
JUN
|
622
|
1,804
|
2,012
|
Jul 1-7
|
161
|
435
|
719
|
Jul 8-14
|
140
|
384
|
570
|
Jul 15-21
|
109
|
359
|
597
+ 4,024
|
Jul 22-28
|
145
|
527
|
590
|
Jul 29-31
|
53
|
453
+ 8
|
603
|
JUL
|
608
|
2,166
|
3,079 + 4,024
|
Aug 1-7
|
154
|
650
+ 760
|
298
|
Aug 8-14
|
132
|
726
|
645
|
Aug 15-21
|
136
|
345
|
354
|
Violence
In Iraq August 2015 by Province
Provinces
|
Aug
1-7
|
Aug
8-14
|
Anbar
|
46 Incidents
76 Killed: 5 Hashd, 6 Sahwa, 22
ISF, 43 Civilians
42 Wounded: 5 Sahwa, 17 ISF, 20
Civilians
22 Shootings
4 IEDs
3 Suicide Car Bombs
2 Mortars
4 Suicide Bombers Killed
12 Suicide Car Bombs Destroyed
2 Car Bombs Destroyed
|
18 Incidents
45 Killed: 14 ISF, 31 Civilians
44 Wounded: 10 ISF, 34 Civilians
6 Shootings
2 IEDs
10 Suicide Bombers
6 Suicide Car Bombs Destroyed
6 Car Bombs Destroyed
|
Babil
|
6 Incidents
5 Killed: 2 Sahwa, 3 Civilians
15 Wounded: 1 ISF, 2 Sahwa, 12
Civilians
3 IEDs
2 Sticky Bomb
|
10 Incidents
14 Killed: 4 ISF, 10 Civilians
26 Wounded: 5 ISF, 21 Civilians
3 Shootings
3 IEDs
2 Sticky Bombs
1 Car Bomb Destroyed
|
Baghdad
|
46 Incidents
57 Killed: 1 Sahwa, 3 ISF, 53
Civilians
154 Wounded: 1 Sahwa, 2 ISF, 151
Civilians
9 Shootings
22 IEDs
7 Sticky Bombs
2 Car Bombs
1 Rocket
3 Car Bombs Destroyed
|
48 Incidents
130 Killed: 130 Civilians
404 Wounded: 404 Civilians
11 Shootings
29 IEDs
2 Sticky Bombs
3 Car Bombs
8 Car Bombs Destroyed
|
Diyala
|
8 Incidents
15 Killed: 1 Hashd, 3 ISF, 11
Civilians
29 Wounded: 29 Civilians
1 Shooting
4 IEDs
2 Car Bombs
1 Mortar
|
11 Incidents
73 Killed: 1 Hashd, 2 Sahwa, 5
ISF, 65 Civilians
123 Wounded: 123 Civilians
2 Shootings
1 IED
2 Suicide Car Bombs
1 Car Bomb
1 Mortar
|
Irbil
|
1 Incident
12 Killed: 3 PKK, 9 Civilians
13 Wounded: 13 Civilians
1 Turkish Air Strike
|
-
|
Kirkuk
|
7 Incidents
64 Killed: 7 ISF, 57 Civilians
2 Wounded: 2 Civilians
6 Shootings
1 Grenade
|
9 Incidents
31 Killed: 11 Civilians, 20 ISF
13 Wounded: 13 Civilians
4 Shootings
3 IEDs
1 Car Bomb
|
Ninewa
|
24 Incidents
374 Killed: 30 ISF, 344 Civilians
+ 760 Civilians
4 Wounded: 4 Civilians
12 Shootings
2 Rockets
|
18 Incidents
254 Killed: 13 Peshmerga, 241
Civilians
10 Wounded, 5 Peshmerga, 5
Civilians
6 Shootings
10 IEDs
2 Rockets
3 Mortars
|
Salahaddin
|
16 Incidents
47 Killed: 5 ISF, 8 Civilians, 34
Hashd
39 Wounded: 5 ISF, 34 Civilians
11 Shootings
3 IEDs
1 Sticky Bomb
1 Suicide Motorcycle Bomb
1 Suicide Bomber Killed
|
17 Incidents
49 Killed: 7 Hashd, 12 ISF, 30
Civilians
24 Wounded: 1 Hashd, 4 Sahwa, 10
ISF, 9 Civilians
11 Shootings
1 IED
1 Sticky Bomb
1 Suicide Motorcycle Bomb
12 Car Bombs
1 Mortar
1 Car Bomb Destroyed
|
Provinces
|
Aug
15-21
|
Anbar
|
24 Incidents
71 Killed: 22 ISF, 49 Hashd
23 Wounded: 23 ISF
12 Shootings
4 Suicide Car Bombs
2 Rockets
8 Suicide Bombers Killed
1 Suicide Car Bomb Destroyed
27 Car Bombs Destroyed
|
Babil
|
7 Incidents
9 Killed: 1 ISF, 8 Civilians
23 Wounded: 9 ISF, 14 Civilians
3 Shootings
4 IEDs
|
Baghdad
|
35 Incidents
67 Killed: 1 Hashd, 2 Sahwa, 3
ISF, 61 Civilians
237 Wounded: 3 Sahwa, 13 ISF, 221
Civilians
5 Shootings
21 IEDs
2 Sticky Bombs
4 Car Bombs
1 Mortar
|
Diyala
|
10 Incidents
8 Killed: 1 ISF, 2 Hashd, 5
Civilians
12 Wounded: 2 Hashd, 10 Civilians
2 Shootings
5 IEDs
|
Irbil
|
2 Incidents
29 Killed: 29 PKK
|
Karbala
|
1 Incident
1 Suicide Car Bomb Destroyed
|
Kirkuk
|
11 Incidents
26 Killed: 1 Peshmerga, 25
Civilians
3 Wounded: 3 Civilians
2 Shootings
1 IED
1 Car Bomb
1 Rockets
|
Ninewa
|
15 Incidents
76 Killed: 21 Peshmerga, 55
Civilians
1 Wounded: 1 Peshmerga
3 Shootings
4 Mortars
3 Suicide Car Bombs Destroyed
|
Salahaddin
|
31 Incidents
59 Killed: 3 ISF, 17 Civilians, 39
Hashd
55 Wounded: 16 Civilians, 39 Hashd
14 Shootings
5 IEDs
1 Suicide Car Bomb
2 Car Bombs
1 Mortar
11 Suicide Car Bombs Destroyed
98 Car Bombs Destroyed
|
Car
Bombs In Iraq, August 2015
Date
|
Location
|
Dead
|
Wounded
|
Aug 1
|
Saqqara, Anbar – 8
destroyed
|
||
Aug 2
|
|||
Aug 3
|
|||
Aug 4
|
Balladries,
Diyala
|
7
|
10
|
Aug 5
|
?
x3, Anbar
Sadr
City x2, Baghdad
Khalkis,
Diyala
Anbar Unit,
Saqlawiya, South of Fallujah, Anbar – 6 destroyed
Amiriya, Husseiniya
& Sadiya, Baghdad – 3 destroyed
|
32
|
40
|
Aug 6
|
|||
Aug 7
|
|||
Totals
|
7 & 17 Destroyed
|
39
|
50
|
Aug 8
|
Ramadi, Anbar
– 4 destroyed
Amiriya,
Baghdad – 1 dismantled
|
||
Aug 9
|
Abadi,
Mukhayb, Tal Al-Mushahid, Anbar – 4 destroyed
|
||
Aug 10
|
Howaider
& Kanaan, Diyala
Baghdad – 7
destroyed
|
63
|
101
|
Aug 11
|
Samarra,
Salahaddin – 1 destroyed
|
||
Aug 12
|
New
Baghdad & Shomook, Baghdad
Khalis,
Diyala
|
10
|
40
|
Aug 13
|
Sadr
City, Baghdad
East Husaiba
& Saqlawiya, Anbar – 2 destroyed
Mahawil, Babil
– 1 destroyed
|
76
|
221
|
Aug 14
|
Yarmouk,
Kirkuk
Baiji
x 12, Salahaddin
Albu Jassim,
Anbar – 2 destroyed
|
3
|
4
|
Totals
|
19 & 22 Destroyed
|
152
|
366
|
Aug 15
|
Habibiya
& Shuhada, Baghdad
Salam Bridges,
Salahaddin – 1 destroyed
|
17
|
75
|
Aug 16
|
Outside
Fallujah x4, Anbar
Jisr
Diyala, Baghdad
Husaiba, Anbar
– 1 destroyed
Ajeel &
Baiji, Salahaddin – 3 destroyed
|
20
|
28
|
Aug 17
|
Habibiya,
Baghdad
5 Kilo &
Ramadi, Anbar – 4 destroyed
Gwar, Ninewa –
3 destroyed
Albu Jwari,
Durr Tal Abu Jarad & Baiji, Salahaddin – 56 destroyed
|
15
|
35
|
Aug 18
|
Asri,
Salahaddin
Albu Athea,
Garma & Humaira, Anbar – 12 destroyed
Ain al-Tamur,
Karbala – 1 destroyed
Tal Abu Jarad,
Salahaddin – 5 destroyed
|
21
|
4
|
Aug 19
|
Kirkuk,
Kirkuk
Baiji,
Salahaddin
Baiji & Tal
Abu Jarad, Salahaddin – 16 destroyed
|
12
|
2
|
Aug 20
|
Hawish,
Salahaddin
Albu Athea
& Zaqareed, Anbar – 10 destroyed
Baiji,
Salahaddin – 28 destroyed
|
27
|
|
Aug 21
|
Ramadi, Anbar
– 1 destroyed
|
||
Totals
|
12 & 141 Destroyed
|
85
|
171
|
There have been fourteen straight days of vehicle borne
improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs) in Iraq since August 8. This is just the
latest part of the on going car bomb campaign by the Islamic State, which began
in July. The third week of August was the most intense so far with 12
successful car bombs and 141 destroyed. There were 28 VBIEDs destroyed in Anbar
and 109 in Salahaddin as IS was attempting to repulse the government’s
offensive in the former province, while carrying out a new offensive in the
latter. The successful car bombs were in Kirkuk with one, Salahaddin with 3,
and Anbar and Baghdad with four each. Those led to 85 deaths and 171 wounded.
Like the general casualty figures the real numbers were higher due to
underreporting.
The government’s offensive in Anbar had mixed results again.
The joint forces were moving into the Fallujah and Ramadi suburbs. The Great
Mosque and 20th
Street in Ramadi for example were reached on August 18. Several small towns
between the two cities were also taken. The problem is that many of these
villages have changed hands several times. The Malab neighborhood of Ramadi was
said to have been cleared on July 13, and then again on August 16. There were
three operations in Khalidiya Island between August 4 and 16, and East Husaiba
has been swept through three times, and Husaiba cleared four times. The
government simply lacks the manpower to hold all of these areas, which is a bad
sign for when Fallujah and Ramadi are taken. IS has shown the ability to
infiltrate into many areas behind the lines, and will be able to do the same to
Fallujah and Ramadi. In the meantime, IS’s main tactical defense has been to
launch a wave of car bombs at the military, Hashd and Sahwa with 28 for the
week.
Repeated Security Operations In Fallujah-Ramadi
Corridor
Malab, Ramadi
Cleared 7/13/15
Cleared 8/16/15
East Husaiba
Operation 7/19/15
Cleared 7/21/15
Operation 7/26/15
Operation 8/2/15
Cleared 8/6/15
Operation 8/10/15
Operation 8/20/15
Husaiba
Cleared 7/13/15
Operation 7/18/15
Cleared 7/19/15
Cleared 7/27/15
Operation 7/29/15
Operation 8/16/15
Cleared 8/17/15
Khalidiya Island
Operation 8/4/15
Operation 8/12/15
Operation 8/16/15
Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) continue to be the main
driver of violence in Baghdad. There were just 5 shootings, compared to 2
sticky bombs, and 21 IEDs in the capital province during the week. There were
also four car bombs. For the last two weeks, most of these incidents have
happened in the south with 18 from August 15-21. There were also 9 attacks in
the east, 5 in the west and 3 in the north showing the insurgents’ networks
extend across the province.
Attacks In Baghdad Aug 15-21, 2015
East – 8: 2 Car Bombs, 2
Sticky Bombs, 4 IEDs
Outer East – 1: 1 IED
North – 1: 1 IED
Outer North – 2: 1 Shooting,
1 IED
South – 13: 2 Car Bombs, 2
Kidnappings, 2 Shootings, 7 IEDs
Outer South – 5: 1 Shooting,
1 Mortar, 3 IEDs
West – 1: 1 IED
Outer West – 4: 1 Shooting, 3
IEDs
The Turkish military announced that a new round of air
strikes upon the Qandil Mountains from August 20-21 had killed 29 fighters
from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
The Islamic State probed Peshmerga positions in both Kirkuk
and Ninewa, while carrying out its regular series of executions. In Kirkuk the
Kurds were attacked in Bashir, while in Ninewa Gwar was assaulted, along with
three mortar incidents leading to a total of 22 Peshmerga dead and 1 injured.
20 people were also executed in Kirkuk, and another 12 in Ninewa. This was a
huge decrease from the previous two weeks when the militants killed over 500.
Finally, there was intense fighting in the Baiji district in
Salahaddin. The Islamic State launched a new round of attacks there to divert
the government’s attention from Anbar. During the week the militants launched 112 VBIEDs with 109 of them being destroyed before reaching their targets. The
group’s tactics appeared to work as several Hashd groups sent reinforcements to
the district and were planning on a counter offensive to win back lost
territory there.
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