Violence In Iraq June 2016

 

June 2016 had the highest casualties since 2014. That was due to the Fallujah operation, which took a heavy toll on the Iraqi forces. There were also several mass casualty bombings by the Islamic State.

The number of incidents has gone up and down every month of the year so far. In January there were 598, then 549 in February, 665 in March, 599 in April, 647 in May, and 598 in June.

In June there were 1,666 killed and 6,315 wounded. 13 Sahwa, 14 Peshmerga, 154 Hashd, 529 Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and 956 civilians died, along with 12 Sahwa, 64 Peshmerga, 270 Hashd, 1,119 ISF & Hashd, and 3,407 ISF being injured.

The U.N. reported 662 killed and 1,457 wounded for the month, while Iraq Body Count had 1,157 dead. The U.N. has not had steady reporting from Anbar, and Iraq Body Count does not include soldiers.

In the first six months of the year Musings On Iraq counted 3,656 incidents leading to 9,186 deaths and 15,575 injured. That compared to 3,693 attacks, 10,360 killed, and 10,904 wounded in the last six months of 2015. The true numbers are always higher as there are incidents that do not get into the press, and the Iraqi government has been suppressing its losses. To hint at how much is being under reported the number of injured is anywhere from two to five times higher than the number of dead. From July to December 2015 those two numbers were almost equal.

The largest driver of casualties in June was the fighting in Fallujah. There were 659 deaths and 4,743 wounded in Anbar. Of those 480 were fatalities amongst the Iraqis forces with another 4,584 wounded almost all from the Fallujah operation. Most of those figures came from Agence France Presse and Middle East Eye. The Badr Organization also said it lost 38 of its fighters with 52 wounded. On top of that the Islamic State killed 7 displaced and wounded another 52 trying to flee. The militants executed another 23 people within Fallujah. Government shelling was blamed for 41 civilian deaths and 53 injured within the city, and the Hashd were accused of executed 77 people fleeing IS.

Violence has almost completely fallen off in Babil. For the month there were only 10 incidents, 1 death and 4 injured. Since the major IS base at Jurf al-Sakhr was freed, IS has mostly been using the province to attack Baghdad and Anbar.

While IS has been losing on the battlefield it has picked up its terrorist attacks upon the capital. There were 267 incidents, 430 killed, and 1,241 wounded in Baghdad. Most of those were the result of 24 sticky bombs and 165 IEDs. At the same time there were a number of mass casualty bombings caused by 1 suicide car bomb and 9 suicide bombers with another 4 killed. Those left 82 dead and 199 wounded.

The Islamic State has restarted low level attacks in Diyala. In May and June there were an average of 1.8 incidents per day in the province, the highest since 2.1 in April 2015. These attacks are usually shootings, IEDs and mortar fire, but there have been some mass casualty bombings thrown in as well. In June there were 55 incidents, 47 dead, and 40 wounded.

Karbala witnessed its first car bombing since October 2014. IS also attacked through the Anbar-Karbala desert region, which was turned back by the Iraqi forces.

Violence went down in Kirkuk. In May IS launched a series of attacks upon the peshmerga, but in June that all ended. Instead the insurgents concentrated on low level attacks such as firing mortars at Oil Ministry offices, shootings, and IEDs. That led to 34 incidents, 34 dead, and 14 wounded.

The situation was different in Ninewa where the peshmerga and ISF continued to be hit. As the government re-launched its effort in the Makhmour district, IS counter attacked again and again. It also hit the Kurdish defensive line several times. The organization also executed 174 people and another 120 were found in two mass graves. In total, there were 57 incidents, 238 fatalities, and 27 injured.

Salahaddin had been very quiet for the start of 2016, but in June IS launched a number of high profile attacks upon the Tuz Kharmato district. That led to most of the 247 dead and 205 wounded for the month and also provoked the Hashd to kill several Sunni prisoners from Amerli prison in retaliation.

There were 14 successful vehicle borne improvised explosive devices (VBIEDs) in June. that was down from 29 in May. That might be a sign that the Islamic State’s spring offensive is coming to an end. In June there were 1 in Baghdad, 1 in Karbala, 1 in Ninewa, 2 in Anbar, and 9 in Salahaddin. Those killed 131 and wounded 253. The government said another 149 car bombs were destroyed, but that was likely an exaggeration.

Violence In Iraq 2015-16

Date	Incidents	Dead	Wounded
JAN	911	2,656	3,032 + 150
FEB	730	2,345	2,366
MAR	820	2,665	2,529
APR	751	2,753	2,621
MAY	674	2,565 + 1,499	1,952 + 646
JUN	708	2,153 + 405	2,174
JUL	688	2,716	3,198 + 4,024
AUG	684	2,440 + 760	1,777
SEP	649	1,731	1,668 + 3,003
OCT	589	1,144	1,555
NOV	530	1,174	1,455 + 124 + 1,322
DEC	553	1,155	1,252 + 5,920
Jan 1-7	150	808	421
Jan 8-14	140	436	417
Jan 15-21	135	275	227
Jan 22-28	132	392	322
Jan 29-31	41	81	334
JAN	598	2,052	1,721
Feb 1-7	146	575	313
Feb 8-14	119	146	323
Feb 15-21	130	225	239
Feb 22-29	153	371	690
FEB	549	1,281	1,566
Mar 1-7	183	321	478
Mar 8-14	168	408	415
Mar 15-21	130	349	409
Mar 22-28	135	213	420
Mar 29-31	49	172	121
MAR	665	1,463	1,843
Apr 1-7	144	239	444
Apr 8-14	141	271	391
Apr 15-21	124	436	242
Apr 22-28	160	413	524
Apr 29-30	30	61	121
APR	599	1,420	1,722
May 1-7	160	325	420
May 8-14	141	311	674
May 15-21	121	349	604
May 22-28	142	200	397
May 29-31	83	119	313
MAY	647	1,304	2,408
Jun 1-7	162	389	1,738
Jun 8-14	132	234	461
Jun 15-21	148	352	497
Jun 22-28	119	277	362
Jun 29-30	36	409	125
JUN	598	1,666	6,315

Security By Province June, 2016

Province	Incidents
Anbar	115 Incidents 659 Killed: 4 Sahwa, 90 Hashd, 179 Civilians, 385 ISF 4,743 Wounded: 159 Hashd, 159 Civilians, 1,119 ISF & Hashd, 3,306 ISF 37 Shootings 12 IEDs 2 Suicide Bombers 1 Suicide Car Bomb 1 Car Bomb 3 Rockets 6 Mortars 38 Suicide Bombers Killed 2 Motorcycle Bombs Destroyed 24 Suicide Car Bombs Destroyed 80 Car Bombs Destroyed
Babil	10 Incidents 1 Killed: 1 Civilian 4 Wounded: 1 ISF, 3 Civilians 3 Shootings 2 IEDs
Baghdad	267 Incidents 430 Killed: 7 Hashd, 8 Sahwa, 47 ISF, 368 Civilians 1,241 Wounded: 12 Sahwa, 17 Hashd, 51 ISF, 1,161 Civilians 49 Shootings 165 IEDs 24 Sticky Bombs 9 Suicide Bombers 1 Suicide Car Bomb 1 Grenade 4 Suicide Bombers Killed
Basra	2 Incidents 2 IEDs
Dhi Qar	1 Incident 1 IED
Diyala	55 Incidents 47 Killed: 7 ISF, 7 Hashd, 33 Civilians 40 Wounded: 6 Hashd, 16 ISF, 18 Civilians 23 Shootings 13 IEDs 1 Sticky Bomb 1 Suicide Bomber 4 Mortars 8 Suicide Bombers Killed/Arrested
Irbil	2 Incidents 10 Wounded: 10 Civilians 1 Grenade 1 Iranian Artillery
Karbala	2 Incidents 10 Killed: 10 Civilians 28 Wounded: 28 Civilians 1 Car Bomb 12 Suicide Bombers Killed 3 Car Bombs Destroyed
Kirkuk	34 Incidents 34 Killed: 1 ISF, 1 Peshmerga, 3 Hashd, 29 Civilians 14 Wounded: 3 Hashd, 11 Civilians 16 Shootings 6 IEDs 5 Mortars 1 Car Bomb Dismantled
Ninewa	57 Incidents 238 Killed: 8 Peshmerga, 53 ISF, 177 Civilians 27 Wounded: 2 ISF, 6 Civilians, 19 Peshmerga 36 Shootings 29 IEDs 1 Suicide Car Bomb 1 Mortar 28 Suicide Bombers Killed 3 Suicide Car Bombs Destroyed 4 Car Bombs Destroyed
Salahaddin	51 Incidents 247 Killed: 5 Peshmerga, 36 ISF, 47 Hashd, 159 Civilians 205 Wounded: 31 ISF, 44 Civilians, 45 Peshmerga, 85 Hashd 27 Shooting 14 IEDs 1 Suicide Bomber 3 Suicide Car Bombs 6 Car Bombs 1 Rockets 2 Mortars 1 Suicide Bomber Killed 34 Car Bombs Destroyed
Sulaymaniya	2 Incidents 3 Wounded: 3 Civilians 1 Shooting 1 IED

Car Bombs In Iraq June 2016

Date	Car Bombs	Dead	Wounded
Jun 1	Amiriya Fallujah, Anbar – 1 destroyed
Jun 2
Jun 3	Baghdadi & Saqlawiya, Anbar – 3 destroyed
Jun 4	Kirkuk, Kirkuk – 1 destroyed
Jun 5	Albu Bali & Fallujah, Anbar – 8 destroyed
Jun 6	Fallujah & Yatama, Anbar – 6 destroyed
Jun 7	Karbala, Karbala Fallujah & Jeraishi, Anbar – 7 destroyed	10	28
Totals	1 – 26 Destroyed	10	28
Jun 8	Nasir, Ninewa – 3 destroyed Makhoul Mountains, Salahaddin – 1 destroyed
Jun 9	New Baghdad, Baghdad	19	64
Jun 10	Fallujah, Anbar – 1 destroyed
Jun 11	Fahalat & Subhait, Anbar – 2 destroyed
Jun 12	Jeraishi, Anbar – 1 destroyed Nasir, Ninewa – 2 destroyed
Jun 13	Jeraishi, Anbar – 2 destroyed
Jun 14	Fallujah, Anbar – 11 destroyed
Totals	1 – 23 Destroyed	19	64
Jun 15	Fallujah, Anbar – 1 destroyed
Jun 16	Basateen, Halabesa, Fallujah & Nukhaib, Anbar – 20 destroyed
Jun 17	Shuraidah, Ninewa Pir Ahmad x 2, Tuz Kharmato, Zanjar x 2, Salahaddin	46	88
Jun 18	Tuz Kharmato, Salahaddin Beit Ekab, Salahaddin – 2 destroyed	40	14
Jun 19	Albu Risha & Fallujah, Anbar – 8 destroyed
Jun 20	Zankura, Anbar Zankura, Anbar – 3 destroyed	3	4
Jun 21	Dour, Salahaddin Fallujah, Anbar – 1 destroyed North Salahaddin – 1 destroyed	5	35
Totals	9 – 36 Destroyed	94	141
Jun 22	Fallujah, Anbar Agariya, Fallujah & Zankura, Anbar – 9 destroyed
Jun 23
Jun 24
Jun 25	Haditha, Anbar – 1 destroyed
Jun 26	Shirqat x2, Salahaddin Shirqat, Salahaddin – 30 destroyed	8	20
Jun 27	Albu Alwan, Barwana, Hit Island, Rutba – 11 destroyed
Jun 28	Amiriya Fallujah & Hit Island, Anbar – 3 destroyed Karbala Desert, Karbala – 3 destroyed
Totals	3 – 57 Destroyed	8	20
Jun 29	Makhmour, Ninewa – 2 destroyed
Jun 30	Khalidiya Island, Anbar – 5 destroyed
TOTAL	14 – 149 Destroyed	131	253