3,230 Dead, 1,128 Wounded In Iraq June 2017

There were 3,320 reported deaths and 1,135 wounded in Iraq in June 2017. Almost all of those casualties occurred in Ninewa because of the Mosul battle. Violence in the rest of the country remains at an all-time low.

The press had 533 incidents during the month. Violence has slowly decreased over the first six months of the year. In January there were 712, 620 in February, 715 in March, before levelling off with 586 in April, 521 in May, and 533 in June.

When averaged out by incidents per day Iraq has reached another nadir in violence. Starting in 2016 the number of incidents steadily declined over the first seven months going from 23.3 per day in January to a low of 17.1 in July. The Islamic State then launched its annual summer offensive leading to an increase up to 18.5 in August, and then 19.1 in September. October was when the Mosul campaign started resulting in a short spike from January to March 2017 with over 20 incidents per day. Violence then fell off again from 23 in March to 18.7 in April, to 16.7 in May and 17.7 in June. This was a result of the decline in fighting in Mosul as the battle was winding down. The other impact of the Mosul campaign is that violence has dramatically decreased in the rest of the country to the lowest levels since probably 2003. Baghdad for instance, which used to lead Iraq in attacks went from an average of 11.6 per day in January 2016 down to 2.6 in June. Incidents continued to drop in Kirkuk, have plateaued in Anbar, gone up and down in Saladin, and only gone up in Diyala where the Islamic State has re-organized and began a campaign of low level terrorism, mixed in with attempts at mass casualty bombings, and larger raids.

In June, Ninewa led the way with 282 incidents. That was followed by 78 in Baghdad, 60 in Diyala, 40 in Anbar, 34 in Salahaddin, 22 in Kirkuk, 9 in Babil, 3 in Basra, 2 in Kurdistan, and 1 each in Karbala, Muthanna, and Sulaymaniya.

Security Incidents In Iraq By Province June 2017

Ninewa 282

Baghdad 78

Diyala 60

Anbar 40

Salahaddin 34

Kirkuk 22

Babil 9

Basra 3

Kurdistan 2

Karbala 1

Muthanna 1

Sulaymaniya 1

There were 3,230 fatalities and 1,135 wounded as a result. The dead were made up of 4 Peshmerga, 25 Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) fighters, 36 Hashed al-Shaba, 308 members of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), and 2,857 civilians. Another 24 Peshmerga, 51 Hashed, 96 ISF, and 964 civilians were injured.

By province Ninewa led the nation in casualties with 3,655 (2,899 dead, 756 wounded). The huge disparity between the dead and wounded is a result of the incomplete reporting coming out of Iraq. Many incidents are not or only partially recorded. After that there were 161 in Anbar, 143 in Baghdad, 116 in Salahaddin, 79 in Babil, 78 in Kirkuk, 75 in Diyala, 25 in Karbala, 25 in Kurdistan, 4 in Basra, and 4 in Sulaymaniya. The reason for the high number of dead in wounded in Anbar were two deadly suicide bombings. Attacks and casualties in Baghdad are at the lowest levels seen in years. Most of the fatalities and injured in Salahaddin were due to a bloody day when IS attacked a number of towns, and people attempting to flee Kirkuk being killed by IEDs and executions. Babil had been quit for months, but now IS is returning there. That resulted in 2 suicide bombers, and 3 other attempts, which accounted for almost all the casualties. The majority of deaths in Kirkuk were due to IS executing people for attempting to flee the Khawaja district they control or being accused of cooperating with the security forces. The 25 casualties in Karbala was due to a suicide bombing, and the 25 dead in Kurdistan were PKK fighters that lost their lives in two Turkish air raids.

Casualties In Iraq By Province June 2017

Ninewa 3,655 (2,899 Dead, 756 Wounded)

Anbar 161 (53 Dead, 108 Wounded)

Baghdad 143 (37 Dead, 106 Wounded)

Salahaddin 116 (82 Dead, 34 Wounded)

Babil 79 (37 Dead, 42 Wounded)

Kirkuk 78 (57 Dead, 21 Wounded)

Diyala 75 (30 Dead, 45 Wounded)

Karbala 25 (9 Dead, 16 Wounded)

Kurdistan 25 (25 Dead)

Basra 4 (1 Dead, 3 Wounded)

Sulaymaniya 4 (4 Wounded)

Security In Iraq 2017

Date	Incidents	Dead	Wounded
Jan 1-7	188	509	1,346
Jan 8-14	168	371	1,036
Jan 15-21	137	585	1,262
Jan 22-28	145	289	310
Jan 29-31	74	127	338
JAN	712	1,881	4,292
Feb 1-7	123	388	176
Feb 8-14	164	434	390
Feb 15-21	148	393	508
Feb 22-28	185	647 + 399	1,390 + 1,634
FEB	620	1,862 + 399	2,464 + 1,634
Mar 1-7	179	749	622
Mar 8-14	171	551	614
Mar 15-21	142	560	1,166
Mar 22-28	152	1,233	575
Mar 29-31	71	374 + 278	288 + 2,925
MAR	715	3,467 + 278	3,265 + 2,925
Apr 1-7	174	903	487
Apr 8-14	126	599	669
Apr 15-21	107	477	347
Apr 22-28	122	698	328
Apr 29-30	39	138	51
APR	568	2,815	1,882
May 1-7	105	396	463
May 8-14	109	601	386
May 15-21	132	363	224
May 22-28	106	433	150
May 29-31	69	214	236
MAY	521	2,007	1,459
Jun 1-7	136	1,403	487
Jun 8-14	127	658	174
Jun 15-21	114	480	101
Jun 22-28	119	340	246
Jun 29-30	37	349	127
JUN	533	3,230	1,135
JAN-JUN	3,669	15,262 + 677	14,497 + 4,559

Weekly Violence By Province In Iraq, June 2017

	Jun 1-7	Jun 8-14	Jun 15-21	Jun 22-28	Jun 29-30
Anbar	13 Incidents 28 Dead 7 Hashed 21 Civilians 27 Wounded 4 Hashed 23 Civilians 7 IEDs 2 Sticky Bombs 1 Suicide    Bomber 2 Suicide Car    Bombs    Destroyed 4 Car Bombs    Dismantled	2 Incidents 2 Dead 2 Civilians 1 Wounded 1 Hashed 1 Shooting 1 IED	10 Incidents 4 Dead 4 Civilians 20 Wounded 8 Hashed 12 Civilians 4 Shootings 6 IEDs 1 Suicide    Bomber    Arrested 6 Car Bombs    Destroyed	12 Incidents 18 Dead 1 ISF 4 Hashed 13 Civilians 53 Wounded 5 Hashed 10 ISF 38 Civilians 1 Shooting 3 IEDs 5 Sticky Bombs 1 Bicycle Bomb 2 Suicide    Bombers 1 Car Bomb 1 Grenade 5 Suicide    Bombers    Killed	3 Incidents 1 Dead 1 Civilian 7 Wounded 7 Civilians 2 IEDs 2 Car Bombs    Destroyed

	Jun 1-7	Jun 8-14	Jun 15-21	Jun 22-28	Jun 29-30
Babil	-	2 Incidents 32 Dead 32 Civilians 37 Wounded 37 Civilians 1 Suicide    Bomber	2 Incidents 3 Wounded 3 Civilians 1 Grenade	4 Incidents 3 Dead 1 ISF 2 Civilians 2 Wounded 2 ISF 1 Suicide    Motorcycle    Bomb 1 Grenade 1 Suicide    Motorcycle    Bomber    Killed 2 Suicide    Bombers    Killed	1 Incident 2 Dead 2 Civilians

	Jun 1-7	Jun 8-14	Jun 15-21	Jun 22-28	Jun 29-30
Baghdad	15 Incidents 7 Dead 1 Hashed 2 ISF 4 Civilians 21 Wounded 2 ISF 7 Hashed 12 Civilians 3 Shootings 5 IEDs 1 Suicide    Bomber 1 Mortar 4 Suicide    Bombers    Arrested/    Killed 2 Car Bombs    Destroyed	18 Incidents 7 Dead 1 ISF 1 Hashed 5 Civilians 25 Wounded 2 ISF 3 Hashed 20 Civilians 5 Shootings 8 IEDs 1 Grenade 1 Car Bomb    Dismantled	20 Incidents 6 Dead 1 Hashed 5 Civilians 30 Wounded 1 ISF 2 Hashed 27 Civilians 5 Shootings 12 IEDs 1 Car Bomb    Dismantled	19 Incidents 16 Dead 1 ISF 15 Civilians 26 Wounded 1 ISF 25 Civilians 5 Shootings 12 IEDs 1 Sticky Bomb 1 Car Bomb 1 Car Bomber    Arrested	6 Incidents 1 Dead 1 Hashed 4 Wounded 4 Civilians 2 IEDs 1 Sticky Bomb 2 Suicide    Bombers    Killed 1 Car Bomb    Dismantled

	Jun 1-7	Jun 8-14	Jun 15-21	Jun 22-28	Jun 29-30
Basra	-	-	2 Incidents 1 Dead 1 Civilian 3 Wounded 3 Civilians 2 Shootings	-	1 Incident 1 Shooting

	Jun 1-7	Jun 8-14	Jun 15-21	Jun 22-28	Jun 29-30
Diyala	17 Incidents 15 Dead 7 ISF 8 Civilians 25 Wounded 1 Peshmerga 12 ISF 12 Civilians 5 Shootings 8 IEDs 1 Suicide    Bomber 3 Suicide    Bombers    Killed	19 Incidents 9 Dead 3 Civilians 6 ISF 10 Wounded 3 Civilians 7 ISF 6 Shootings 4 IEDs 1 Sticky Bomb 1 Suicide Car    Bomb 2 Mortars 1 Suicide    Bomber    Arrested 3 Car Bombs    Destroyed	11 Incidents 1 Dead 1 Civilian 3 Wounded 1 Hashed 2 ISF 5 Shootings 1 IED 2 Mortars 2 Suicide    Bombers    Killed/    Arrested	11 Incidents 3 Dead 1 ISF 2 Civilians 7 Wounded 1 ISF 2 Hashed 4 Civilians 5 Shootings 4 IEDs 2 Mortars	2 Incidents 2 Dead 2 Civilians 2 Shootings

	Jun 1-7	Jun 8-14	Jun 15-21	Jun 22-28	Jun 29-30
Karbala	-	1 Incident 9 Dead 9 Civilians 16 Wounded 16 Civilians 1 Suicide    Bomber	-	-	-

	Jun 1-7	Jun 8-14	Jun 15-21	Jun 22-28	Jun 29-30
Kirkuk	2 Incidents 4 Dead 4 Civilians 1 Shooting 2 IEDs	3 Incidents 1 Dead 1 Civilian	7 Incidents 33 Dead 33 Civilians 9 Wounded 3 Peshmerga 6 Civilians 3 IEDs 1 Suicide    Bomber    Killed	10 Incidents 19 Dead 19 Civilians 12 Wounded 2 Civilians 10 Peshmerga 3 Shootings 2 IEDs	-

	Jun 1-7	Jun 8-14	Jun 15-21	Jun 22-28	Jun 29-30
Kurdistan	-	2 Incidents 25 Dead 25 PKK 2 Turkish Air    Strikes	-	-	-

	Jun 1-7	Jun 8-14	Jun 15-21	Jun 22-28	Jun 29-30
Muthanna	-	1 Incident 1 Shooting	-	-	-

	Jun 1-7	Jun 8-14	Jun 15-21	Jun 22-28	Jun 29-30
Ninewa	86 Incidents 1,349 Dead 14 Hashed 87 ISF 1,248 Civilians 412 Wounded 1 Hashed 17 ISF 394 Civilians 23 Shootings 5 IEDs 3 Suicide    Bombers 1 Suicide Car    Bomb 12 Car Bombs 2 Rockets 7 Mortars 25 Suicide    Bombers    Killed/    Arrested 53 Car Bombs    Destroyed	63 Incidents 525 Dead 96 ISF 429 Civilians 77 Wounded 32 ISF 45 Civilians 22 Shootings 3 IEDs 26 Suicide    Bombers 5 Suicide Car    Bombs 8 Car Bombs 5 Mortars 1 Rockets 21 Suicide    Bombers    Killed 4 Motorcycle    Bombers    Killed 4 Motorcycle    Bombs    Destroyed 12 Suicide Car    Bombs    Destroyed 27 Car Bombs    Destroyed	54 Incidents 433 Dead 7 Police 8 Soldiers 418 Civilians 24 Wounded 3 Soldiers 21 Civilians 20 Shootings 4 IEDs 1 Suicide    Bomber 2 Mortars 10 Motorcycle    Bombs    Destroyed 22 Suicide    Bombers    Killed 2 Suicide Car    Bombs    Destroyed 44 Car Bombs    Destroyed	55 Incidents 249 Dead 6 Hashed 34 ISF 209 Civilians 134 Wounded 1 ISF 13 Hashed 120 Civilians 15 Shootings 6 Suicide    Bombers 3 Car Bombs 2 Mortars 8 Suicide    Motorcycle    Bombers    Killed 15 Suicide    Bombers    Killed 32 Car Bombs    Destroyed	24 Incidents 343 Dead 34 ISF 309 Civilians 109 Wounded 3 ISF 106 Civilians 9 Shootings 1 Mortar 12 Suicide    Bombers    Killed/    Arrested 1 Car Bomb    Destroyed

	Jun 1-7	Jun 8-14	Jun 15-21	Jun 22-28	Jun 29-30
Salahaddin	3 Incidents 2 Wounded 2 Hashed 3 Shootings	16 Incidents 48 Dead 1 Hashed 2 Peshmerga 18 ISF 27 Civilians 8 Wounded 2 Civilians 6 Peshmerga 14 Shootings 14 Suicide    Bombers    Killed	7 Incidents 2 Dead 1 Civilian 1 Peshmerga 5 Wounded 1 Civilian 4 Peshmerga 5 Shootings 1 Rockets 21 Suicide    Bombers    Killed 2 Car Bombs    Destroyed	8 Incidents 32 Dead 1 Peshmerga 4 ISF 27 Civilians 12 Wounded 2 Hashed 10 Civilians 6 Shootings 1 IED 1 Car Bomb 1 Mortar	7 Wounded 7 Civilians

	Jun 1-7	Jun 8-14	Jun 15-21	Jun 22-28	Jun 29-30
Sulaymaniya	-	-	1 Incident 4 Wounded 4 Civilians 1 Grenade

Violence By Province May 2017

Province	Violence
Anbar	40 Incidents 53 Killed: 1 ISF, 11 Hashed, 41 Civilians 108 Wounded: 10 ISF, 18 Hashed, 80 Civilians 6 Shootings 19 IEDs 7 Sticky Bombs 1 Bicycle Bomb 3 Suicide Bombers 1 Car Bomb 1 Grenade 6 Suicide Bombers Killed/Arrested 2 Suicide Car Bombs Destroyed 12 Car Bombs Dismantled
Babil	9 Incidents 37 Killed; 1 ISF, 36 Civilians 42 Wounded: 2 ISF, 40 Civilians 1 Suicide Motorcycle Bomb 1 Suicide Bomber 2 Grenades 1 Suicide Motorcycle Bomber Killed 2 Suicide Bombers Killed
Baghdad	78 Incidents 37 Killed: 4 ISF, 4 Hashed, 29 Civilians 106 Wounded: 6 ISF, 12 Hashed, 88 Civilians 18 Shootings 39 IEDs 2 Sticky Bombs 1 Suicide Bomber 1 Car Bomb 1 Grenade 1 Mortar 6 Suicide Bombers Arrested/Killed 6 Car Bombs Destroyed
Basra	3 Incidents 1 Killed: 1 Civilian 3 Wounded: 3 Civilians 3 Shootings
Diyala	60 Incidents 30 Killed: 14 ISF, 16 Civilians 45 Wounded: 1 Peshmerga, 3 Hashed, 22 ISF 23 Shootings 17 IEDs 1 Sticky Bomb 1 Suicide Bomber 1 Suicide Car Bomb 6 Mortars 6 Suicide Bombers Killed/Arrested 3 Car Bombs Destroyed
Karbala	1 Incident 9 Killed: 9 Civilians 16 Wounded: 16 Civilians 1 Suicide Bomber
Kirkuk	22 Incidents 82 Killed: 1 Hashed, 4 Peshmerga, 22 ISF, 55 Civilians 27 Wounded: 4 Hashed, 10 Peshmerga, 13 Civilians 28 Gunfire 1 IED 1 Car Bomb 1 Rockets 1 Mortar 35 Suicide Bombers Killed 2 Car Bombs Destroyed
KRG	2 Incidents 25 Killed: 25 PKK 2 Turkish Air Strikes
Muthanna	1 Incident 1 Shooting
Ninewa	282 Incidents 2,899 Killed: 20 Hashed, 266 ISF, 2,613 Civilians 756 Wounded: 14 Hashed, 56 ISF, 686 Civilians 89 Shootings 12 IEDs 36 Suicide Bombers 6 Suicide Car Bombs 23 Car Bombs 3 Rockets 17 Mortars 14 Motorcycle Bombs Destroyed 8 Suicide Motorcycle Bombs Destroyed 95 Suicide Bombers Killed/Arrested 14 Suicide Car Bombs Destroyed 157 Car Bombs Destroyed
Salahaddin	34 Incidents 82 Killed: 1 Hashed, 4 Peshmerga, 22 ISF, 55 Civilians 34 Wounded: 4 Hashed, 10 Peshmerga, 20 Civilians 28 Shootings 1 IED 1 Car Bomb 1 Rockets 1 Mortar 35 Suicide Bombers Killed 2 Car Bombs Destroyed
Sulaymaniya	1 Incident 4 Wounded: 4 Civilians 1 Grenade