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| (Shafaaq News) |
The start of March saw the fewest weekly incidents ever recorded by Musings On Iraq. Despite that, casualties were high due to an ambush the Islamic State set for the Hashd al-Shaabi in Ninewa.
There were only 13 incidents recorded in Iraq from March
1-7, 2019. That was the fewest attacks ever recorded for a week by Musings On
Iraq. The previous low was 15 attacks during the first week of December 2018. There
were just 4 incidents each in Diyala and Ninewa, 4 in Kirkuk and 2 in Anbar.
Security
Incidents In Iraq By Province
Province
|
Mar 1-7
|
Anbar
|
2
|
Diyala
|
4
|
Kirkuk
|
3
|
Ninewa
|
4
|
TOTALS
|
13
|
Casualties
In Iraq By Province
Province
|
Mar 1-7
|
Anbar
|
7
(6K, 1)
|
Diyala
|
6
(2K, 4W)
|
Kirkuk
|
1
(1K)
|
Ninewa
|
53
(13K, 40W)
|
TOTALS
|
67 (22K, 45W)
|
There were still a high number of casualties given the few
attacks. 22 people were killed including 2 Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), 6 Hashd
al-Shaabi and 14 civilians. Another 45 were wounded made up of 1 civilian, 4
ISF, and 40 Hashd. Ninewa had the most casualties with 53.
During February the Islamic State carried out a series of
kidnappings of civilians and members of the Iraqi forces. IS claimed it killed five
of those captives, but that was refuted by the government.
There were no incidents in Baghdad. That was another sign
that the insurgency is moving away from the capital while it rebuilds in the
rural areas of northern Iraq.
Of Diyala’s four incidents the most serious was an attack
upon a Hashd base in the Khanaqin district. In the aftermath of the Kurdish
independence referendum in 2017, the federal government seized the disputed
areas. Khanaqin was one of those places. The Iraqi government has not been able
to adequately man the district leaving plenty of space for IS to operate in. It
has taken advantage of that to carry out weekly attacks there for months now.
Kirkuk witnessed five IEDs during the week. That included a
tribal Hashd having his house
blown up in the Hawija district and 3 houses being detonated in the Riyad
district. Both of those are in the south which has the most IS activity.
Ninewa witnessed the deadliest incident of the week. A bus
carrying off duty Hashd was ambushed travelling from the Makhmour district. It
resulted in 6 Hashd dying and another 40 being wounded. In another incident
insurgents dressed in ISF uniforms killed
six civilians. Ninewa has witnessed some of the deadliest attacks in recent
weeks.
Islamic
State Activity in Iraq 2018-19
Anbar
|
Shootings
(Totals)
|
IEDs/
Sticky Bombs
(Totals)
|
Gun Battles
|
Attacks on Checkpoints
|
Attacks on Mukhtars/
Sheikhs
|
Mortars/
Rockets
|
Kidnappings
|
Suicide Bombers
|
Car Bombs
|
Jan 2018
|
8
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Feb
|
3
|
8
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Mar
|
6
|
15
|
3
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Apr
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
May
|
2
|
7
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Jun
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Jul
|
3
|
5
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Aug
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Sep
|
3
|
8
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
Oct
|
9
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
Nov
|
1
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Dec
|
1
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Jan 2019
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Feb
|
10
|
11
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
Mar
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Diyala
|
Shootings
(Totals)
|
IEDs/
Sticky Bombs
(Totals)
|
Gun Battles
|
Attacks on Checkpoints
|
Attacks on Mukhtars/
Sheikhs
|
Kidnappings
|
Attacks on Towns
|
Mortars
Rockets
|
Suicide Bombers
|
Car Bombs
|
Jan 2018
|
20
|
24
|
2
|
7
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
Feb
|
14
|
13
|
4
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Mar
|
29
|
21
|
14
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
Apr
|
13
|
18
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
May
|
11
|
11
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
-
|
Jun
|
32
|
17
|
5
|
12
|
-
|
1
|
5
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
Jul
|
20
|
19
|
2
|
3
|
-
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Aug
|
17
|
18
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
Sep
|
20
|
12
|
5
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
5
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
Oct
|
11
|
22
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
Nov
|
17
|
13
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
Dec
|
15
|
10
|
3
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Jan 2019
|
21
|
2
|
3
|
8
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
Feb
|
18
|
2
|
5
|
7
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
Mar
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Kirkuk
|
Shootings
(Totals)
|
IEDs/
Sticky Bombs
(Totals)
|
Gun Battles
|
Attacks on Checkpoints
|
Attacks on Mukhtars/
Sheikhs
|
Kidnappings
|
Attacks on Towns
|
Mortars
Rockets
|
Suicide Bombers
|
Car Bombs
|
Jan 2018
|
13
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
Feb
|
21
|
10
|
7
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
1
|
-
|
Mar
|
22
|
15
|
11
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
Apr
|
18
|
4
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
8
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
May
|
14
|
28
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
-
|
Jun
|
25
|
12
|
4
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
10
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
Jul
|
7
|
20
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Aug
|
7
|
20
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
Sep
|
14
|
25
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Oct
|
16
|
29
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
Nov
|
7
|
7
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Dec
|
8
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Jan 2019
|
8
|
17
|
-
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
Feb
|
9
|
5
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Mar
|
-
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Ninewa
|
Shootings
(Totals)
|
IEDs/
Sticky Bombs
(Totals)
|
Gun Battles
|
Attacks on Checkpoints
|
Attacks on Mukhtars/
Sheikhs
|
Kidnappings
|
Attacks on Towns
|
Suicide Bombers
|
Car Bombs
|
Jan 2018
|
18
|
8
|
7
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Feb
|
19
|
7
|
8
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Mar
|
20
|
6
|
7
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Apr
|
8
|
6
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
May
|
11
|
6
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Jun
|
7
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Jul
|
9
|
9
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Aug
|
9
|
9
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Sep
|
8
|
3
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Oct
|
13
|
5
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Nov
|
9
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
Dec
|
8
|
6
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Jan 2019
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Feb
|
8
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Mar
|
4
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Salahaddin
|
Shootings
(Totals)
|
IEDs/
Sticky Bombs
(Totals)
|
Gun Battles
|
Attacks on Checkpoints
|
Attacks on Mukhtars/
Sheikhs
|
Kidnappings
|
Attacks on Towns
|
Mortars
Rockets
|
Suicide Bombers
|
Car Bombs
|
Jan 2018
|
11
|
9
|
8
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
Feb
|
7
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Mar
|
23
|
8
|
9
|
2
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Apr
|
6
|
8
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
May
|
14
|
10
|
10
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
Jun
|
15
|
15
|
4
|
1
|
-
|
7
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Jul
|
9
|
6
|
-
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
Aug
|
9
|
15
|
1
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
Sep
|
5
|
10
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
Oct
|
2
|
9
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
Nov
|
5
|
7
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
Dec
|
4
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Jan 2019
|
5
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Feb
|
7
|
11
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
(Gun Battles, Attacks on
Checkpoints, Attacks on Mukhtars, Attacks on Towns are all subsets of the total
number of shootings and IEDs/Sticky Bombs reported)
Suicide-Car
Bombs In Iraq 2018-19
Month
|
Suicide Bombers
|
Car Bombs
|
Totals
|
Jan
|
7
(1- Diyala,
3 – Baghdad/Baghdad,
3 - Kirkuk)
|
6
(1- Anbar,
1 – Diyala,
1 – Kirkuk,
1 – Salahaddin,
2 - Babil)
|
13
|
Feb
|
4
(1 – Anbar/Ramadi
1 – Diyala
1 – Kirkuk
1 - Ninewa)
|
-
|
4
|
Mar
|
2
(1 – Kirkuk/Kirkuk
1 - Salahaddin)
|
1
(1 – Kirkuk)
|
3
|
Apr
|
4
(1 - Salahaddin
3 – Anbar)
|
1
(1 – Kirkuk/Kirkuk) |
5
|
May
|
8
(1 – Diyala
1 - Salahaddin)
2 – Baghdad/1 - Baghdad
4 - Kirkuk)
|
-
|
8
|
Jun
|
1
(1 – Salahaddin/Tikrit) |
1
|
|
Jul
|
1
(1 – Salahaddin/Tikrit)
|
1
(1 – Kirkuk/Kirkuk)
|
2
|
Aug
|
1
(1 – Salahaddin)
|
2
(1 – Anbar,
1 – Kirkuk)
|
3
|
Sep
|
6
(1 – Ninewa)
2 – Anbar
3 – Salahaddin)
|
2
(1 – Kirkuk
1 – Salahaddin)
|
8
|
Oct
|
2
(1 – Anbar/Fallujah
1 – Salahaddin)
|
3
(1 – Anbar/Fallujah
1 – Kirkuk/Kirkuk
1 - Ninewa)
|
5
|
Nov
|
-
|
3
(1 – Ninewa/Mosul
2 – Salahaddin/Tikrit)
|
3
|
Dec
|
-
|
1
(1 – Ninewa)
|
1
|
Jan
|
1
(1 – Anbar)
|
3
(1 – Anbar
1 – Kirkuk
1 – Salahaddin/Tikrit)
|
4
|
Feb
|
1
(1 – Salahaddin)
|
1
(1 – Ninewa/Mosul)
|
2
|
Security In Iraq 2018-19
Week
|
Security
Incidents
(Total/By IS)
|
Dead
(Total/By IS)
|
Wounded
(Total/By IS)
|
Jan 1-7
|
62/60
|
45
|
63
|
Jan 8-14
|
58/56
|
58/56
|
66/63
|
Jan 15-21
|
62/59
|
151
|
151
|
Jan 22-28
|
59/51
|
140/136
|
65/63
|
Jan 29-31
|
24
|
21
|
21
|
JAN 2018
|
265/
250 by IS
|
417/
409 by IS
(196 Violent Deaths)
|
366/
361 by IS
|
Feb 1-7
|
58/56
|
192/141
|
62/60
|
Feb 8-14
|
57
|
58
|
91
|
Feb 15-21
|
53/52
|
343
|
43
|
Feb 22-28
|
46/44
|
38/37
|
70/68
|
FEB
|
214/
209 by IS
|
631/
579 by IS
(215 Violent Deaths)
|
266/
262 by IS
|
Mar 1-7
|
68/64
|
115/108
|
79/77
|
Mar 8-14
|
52
|
75
|
59
|
Mar 15-21
|
64/59
|
165/119
|
98
|
Mar 22-28
|
77/64
|
210/87
|
61/60
|
Mar 29-31
|
19/18
|
26/25
|
34
|
MAR
|
280/
257 by IS
|
591/
414 by IS
(446 Violent Deaths)
|
331/
328 by IS
|
Apr 1-7
|
38/34
|
172/140
|
27/25
|
Apr 8-14
|
60/52
|
173/136
|
81/72
|
Apr 15-21
|
43/35
|
63/18
|
72/70
|
Apr 22-28
|
40/31
|
60/30
|
39/33
|
Apr 29-30
|
12/11
|
14/11
|
4
|
APR
|
193/
163 by IS
|
482/
335 by IS
(236 Violent Deaths)
|
223/
204 by IS
|
May 1-7
|
45/39
|
52/43
|
55/54
|
May 8-14
|
55/51
|
68/46
|
49
|
May 15-21
|
35/32
|
55/26
|
80/75
|
May 22-28
|
49/46
|
72/62
|
51/49
|
May 29-31
|
16/13
|
39/30
|
15
|
MAY
|
200/
181 by IS
|
286/
207 by IS
(261 Violent Deaths)
|
250/
242 by IS
|
Jun 1-7
|
50/44
|
96/87
|
29/28
|
Jun 8-14
|
67/59
|
107/47
|
88
|
Jun 15-21
|
40/35
|
82/28
|
19
|
Jun 22-28
|
45/44
|
53/38
|
62
|
Jun 29-30
|
17/15
|
21/16
|
14
|
JUN
|
219/
197 by IS
|
359/
216 by IS
(315 Violent Deaths)
|
212/
211 by IS
|
Jul 1-7
|
50/49
|
56/52
|
90
|
Jul 8-14
|
42/39
|
56/47
|
31
|
Jul 15-21
|
50/45
|
59/42
|
63
|
Jul 22-28
|
29/24
|
61/53
|
19/15
|
Jul 29-31
|
23/21
|
25/13
|
11
|
JUL
|
194/
178 by IS
|
257/
207 by IS
(212 Violent Deaths)
|
214/
210 by IS
|
Aug 1-7
|
43/39
|
49/45
|
30/29
|
Aug 8-14
|
43/42
|
38
|
44
|
Aug 15-21
|
38/35
|
24/21
|
40/37
|
Aug 22-28
|
35/31
|
25/19
|
61
|
Aug 29-31
|
27/24
|
68/30
|
43
|
AUG
|
186/
171 by IS
|
204/
153 by IS
(189 Violent Deaths)
|
218/
214 by IS
|
Sep 1-7
|
38
|
44
|
54
|
Sep 8-14
|
48/43
|
63/55
|
127
|
Sep 15-21
|
44/38
|
90/74
|
70
|
Sep 22-28
|
36/33
|
22/17
|
27/26
|
Sep 29-30
|
9/6
|
19/10
|
29/25
|
SEP
|
175/
158 by IS
|
237/
200 by IS
(179 Violent Deaths)
|
307/
302 by IS
|
Oct 1-7
|
54/49
|
85/25
|
92
|
Oct 8-14
|
43/41
|
161/152
|
41
|
Oct 15-21
|
54/50
|
87/72
|
35
|
Oct 22-28
|
24/23
|
24/20
|
53
|
Oct 29-31
|
23
|
10
|
24
|
OCT
|
198/
186 by IS
|
367/
279 by IS
(177 Violent Deaths)
|
245 by IS
|
Nov 1-7
|
32/31
|
75/69
|
36
|
Nov 8-14
|
39/31
|
111/63
|
19
|
Nov 15-21
|
30/27
|
51/43
|
29
|
Nov 22-28
|
26/21
|
35/25
|
30
|
Nov 29-30
|
9/8
|
4
|
27
|
NOV
|
136/
118 by IS
|
276/
204 by IS
(183 Violent Deaths_
|
141 by IS
|
Dec 1-7
|
22/15
|
21/8
|
11
|
Dec 8-14
|
22
|
15
|
22
|
Dec 15-21
|
23/21
|
23/16
|
17
|
Dec 22-28
|
30/28
|
24/18
|
37
|
Dec 29-31
|
15/14
|
225/220
|
4
|
DEC
|
112/
100 by IS
|
308/
277 by IS
(96 Violent Deaths)
|
91 by IS
|
Jan 1-7
|
32/31
|
17/10
|
24
|
Jan 8-14
|
32/30
|
97/94
|
53
|
Jan 15-21
|
22/18
|
17/11
|
16/14
|
Jan 22-28
|
27/22
|
36/17
|
31
|
Jan 29-31
|
12
|
7
|
6
|
JAN
|
125/
114 by IS
|
174/
139 by IS
(108 Violent Deaths)
|
130/
128 by IS
|
Feb 1-7
|
29/28
|
76
|
30
|
Feb 8-14
|
24
|
26
|
18
|
Feb 15-21
|
40
|
112
|
12
|
Feb 22-28
|
25
|
36
|
70
|
FEB
|
118/
117 by IS
|
250 by IS
(115 Violent Deaths)
|
130 by IS
|
Mar 1-7
|
13
|
22
|
45
|
Violence
By Province Mar 1-7 2019
Province
|
Violence
|
Anbar
|
2
Incidents
6 Killed
6 Civilians
1 Wounded
1 Civilian
1 Shooting
1 IED
|
Diyala
|
4
Incidents
2 Killed
1 Civilian
1 ISF
4 Wounded
4 ISF
1 Shootings
1 IED
1 Rocket
|
Kirkuk
|
3
Incidents
1 Killed
1 ISF
5 IEDs
|
Ninewa
|
4
Incidents
13 Killed
6 Hashd
7 Civilians
40 Wounded
40 Hashd
4 Shootings
|
SOURCES
Bas News, "Bomb Blast Kills One Iraqi
Policeman in Kirkuk," 3/2/19
Damon, Arwa, Balkiz, Ghazi, Mohammed, Muwafaq
and Laine, Brice, “Iraq defeated ISIS more than a year ago. The groups revival
is already underway,” CNN, 3/5/19
NINA, "Daesh exploded a number of houses in
southwest Kirkuk without casualties," 3/1/19
Tahir, Rawaz, “Deadly insurgent ambush
highlights security vacuum,” Iraq Oil Report, 3/7/19
Xinua, "Bodies of 5 civilians abducted by
IS found in western Iraq," 3/2/19
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