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| (Iraqi News) |
Two contradictory trends occurred in Iraq during the month of August. For the first time in three months security incidents went up in the country. At the same time, the Islamic State largely withdrew from most of the country and became solely focused upon Diyala province. There were also continued reports that people were fleeing towns and being left unprotected from the intimidation of the militants. This supports recent papers by the United States and United Nations that IS is de-emphasizing operations in Iraq right now to preserve and rebuild its core.
There were a total of 104 security incidents recorded during
August. One of those was an IED set off by a pro-Iran Hashd group targeting
a security unit working for British Petroleum at the Rumaila oil field in
Basra. Still, the 103 incidents likely committed by the Islamic State were the
highest since 135 in May, and marked the first increase in attacks since that
month as well. In the preceding two months incidents had gone down from 93 in
June to 82 in July.
Security
Incidents In Iraq By Province
Province
|
Aug 1-7
|
Aug 8-14
|
Aug 15-21
|
Aug 22-28
|
Aug 29-31
|
TOTALS
|
Anbar
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
Babil
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
8
|
Baghdad
|
7
|
1
|
-
|
5
|
1
|
14
|
Basra
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Diyala
|
7
|
7
|
8
|
14
|
5
|
41
|
Kirkuk
|
1
|
6
|
8
|
4
|
-
|
19
|
Ninewa
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
9
|
Salahaddin
|
5
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
7
|
Sulaymaniya
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
TOTAL
|
27
|
18
|
20
|
27
|
11
|
104
|
Casualties
In Iraq By Province
Province
|
Aug 1-7
|
Aug 8-14
|
Aug 15-21
|
Aug 22-28
|
Aug 29-31
|
Anbar
|
2
(2W)
|
-
|
-
|
11
(4K, 7W)
|
2
(2K)
|
Babil
|
5
(5W)
|
1
(1W)
|
1
(1K)
|
44
(4K, 40W)
|
2
(2W)
|
Baghdad
|
13
(3K, 10W)
|
2
(2K)
|
-
|
4
(3K, 1W)
|
1
(1K)
|
Diyala
|
13
(5K, 8W)
|
12
(6K, 6W)
|
14
(3K, 11W)
|
21
(6K, 15W)
|
7
(1K, 6W)
|
Kirkuk
|
1 (1K)
|
9 (3K, 6W)
|
28 (24K, 4W)
|
15 (6K, 9W)
|
-
|
Ninewa
|
3 (2K, 1W)
|
1 (1K0
|
5 (5K)
|
1 (1K)
|
17 (15K, 2W)
|
Salahaddin
|
8 (3K, 5W)
|
1 (1K)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
TOTAL
|
45 (14K, 31W)
|
26 (13K, 13W)
|
48 (33K, 15W)
|
96 (24K, 72W)
|
29 (19K, 10W)
|
There were a high number of casualties as well. There were
103 deaths consisting of 1 U.S. soldier, 24 Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), 37
Hashd al-Shaabi and 41 civilians. 10 bodies of Yazidis killed by IS were found
in the Sinjar district of western Ninewa. That left 93 violent fatalities
during the month. Another 141 were wounded made up of 12 Hashd, 48 ISF, and 81
civilians. Diyala had the most casualties with 21 killed and 46 wounded as it
continues to be the most violent province in the country.
Despite the increase in overall security incidents during
the month, IS operations have been in decline across central Iraq. In Anbar
there were only 4 incidents during the month the lowest ever recorded since
2003. Just a few months ago there were 27 in February, 16 in April, and 13 in
June. Even with those spikes it has been apparent the province is no longer
considered a main front for the insurgents. Rather it is using Anbar to move
men and material into the nation from Syria. Incidents in Kirkuk have been flat
for the last three months. After 35 in May there were 18 in June, 15 in July
and 19 in August. Attacks there have followed that pattern since the summer of
2018 with a jump and then a few months with little activity, and then another
jump. The spikes however have been happening less frequently. Likewise, in
Ninewa, there were 10 incidents in June, 6 in Jul and 9 in August, while in
Salahaddin incidents went from 9 in June to 8 in July and 7 in August. The
militants used to be active in the western Anbar deserts, in southern Kirkuk,
in the western border of Ninewa and south of Mosul, and northern and eastern
Salahaddin. Now there are only sporadic attacks in all those areas. Salahaddin
almost went three weeks straight without a single attack. During the insurgents
last rebuilding after the Surge it was still setting off IEDs every day, taking
shots at the security forces and would often carry out mass casualty bombings.
That has all disappeared this time around. The U.N. and U.S. reported that IS
is focusing its attacks in Syria, while looking to preserve its core leadership
and fighters in Iraq. Still, this is a remarkable change in the country’s
security situation.
There are a few exceptions to that trend. Babil saw 8
attacks in August. That was the most since June 2018. Not only that, but IS
carried out a mass casualty bombing with a motorcycle
bomb hitting a market in the northern section of the province. The
insurgents have also been attempting to infiltrate into Baghdad, but at a very
slow pace. There were just 4 incidents in that governorate in March, then 10 in
April and May respectively, 13 in June, 15 in July, and then 14 in August.
Almost all of these attacks occur in the periphery of the province in the north
and south, but the effort is on-going, and is proving difficult. In both cases,
the Islamic State appears to be probing the defenses of the two governorates
and looking for opportunities. Babil is a much easier target because IS has
access to it from Anbar. Jurf al-Sakhr is a favorite district because there are
no civilians there and has been turned into a Hashd base providing lots of
targets.
Diyala however, has become the bastion of the Islamic State.
Attacks saw a large jump from 27 in June to 28 in July and then 41 in August.
That was the most attacks since 43 in August 2018. IS never seized any territory
there in 2014, and immediately transitioned to an insurgency. Even here there
has been a transition. Earlier on the militants were active in every rural area
of the province. Now around half of the attacks are in the Jalawla-Khanaqin
districts in the northeast and most of the rest are in the north or center.
There are few attacks in the south or west anymore. Here you see both sides of
the group’s rebuilding. On the one hand it has forced people out of several
rural areas allowing it to set up new bases. On the other hand, it has
constantly hit local administrators and the security forces. In the middle of
the month for instance, there was a large attack upon
an army
camp. The result is that Diyala is consistently the most violence area of
the country. A major issue for the government is that there are too many
security units in the province and a lack of coordination between them. In the
Jalawa-Khanaqin districts for instance, the Hashd have moved in after the areas
were taken from the Kurds after the 2017 independence referendum. Those
brigades do not have enough troops there and there are gaps between them and
the Peshmerga. The rest of the province is supposed to be under control of the
Badr organization that also runs the local army units, but other Hashd units
are also there that do not follow Badr. This hodgepodge of units has provided
ample space for IS to operate in.
A third main goal of IS is to set up new camps to rebuild
its cadres. That includes killing local officials, attacking towns, collecting
taxes, and driving out residents. This appears to be going well for the group.
There are constant reports of people fleeing after IS attacks. In August there
were stories that 20 villages in
Diyala’s Khanaqin had been abandoned, that families were fleeing Diyala’s Maya Basin, Kirkuk’s
Daquq district, and the Shura
district of Ninewa, that the security forces were not protecting people in Diyala’s Kanaan
from the insurgents, and that IS was regrouping in the Makhmour area
of Ninewa. Since IS lost so many fighters in the war, it is now trying to
get new recruits. That requires secure areas to train them. That’s what these
stories point out, where the insurgents are finding places to create bases.
These are just as important as the individual attacks, because it lays out
where the militants may emerge in the future.
Islamic
State Activity in Iraq 2018-19
Diyala
|
Shootings
(Totals)
|
IEDs/
Sticky Bombs
(Totals)
|
Gun Battles
|
Attacks on Checkpoints
|
Attacks on Mukhtars/
Sheikhs
|
Kidnappings
|
Attacks on Towns
|
Suicide Bombers
|
Car Bombs
|
2018
Totals
|
219
|
198
|
47
|
43
|
5
|
13
|
25
|
3
|
1
|
Jan 2019
|
21
|
2
|
3
|
8
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Feb
|
18
|
2
|
5
|
7
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
Mar
|
7
|
6
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Apr
|
13
|
15
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
May
|
11
|
13
|
3
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
13
(9 Farms Burned)
|
-
|
-
|
Jun
|
15
|
8
|
2
|
4
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
Jul
|
7
|
12
|
2
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Aug
|
21
|
12
|
3
|
7
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
2019
Totals
|
113
|
70
|
21
|
41
|
1
|
2
|
21
|
2
|
-
|
Kirkuk
|
Shootings
(Totals)
|
IEDs/
Sticky Bombs
(Totals)
|
Gun Battles
|
Attacks on Checkpoints
|
Attacks on Mukhtars/
Sheikhs
|
Kidnappings
|
Attacks on Towns
|
Suicide Bombers
|
Car Bombs
|
2018
Totals
|
172
|
182
|
39
|
18
|
10
|
14
|
29
|
9
|
6
|
Jan 2019
|
8
|
17
|
-
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Feb
|
9
|
5
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
Mar
|
5
|
11
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Apr
|
5
|
9
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
May
|
11
|
18
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
13
(13 Farms Burned)
|
-
|
-
|
Jun
|
5
|
10
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Jul
|
2
|
10
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Aug
|
9
|
6
|
10
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2019
Totals
|
54
|
86
|
21
|
10
|
5
|
7
|
18
|
-
|
1
|
Ninewa
|
Shootings
(Totals)
|
IEDs/
Sticky Bombs
(Totals)
|
Gun Battles
|
Attacks on Checkpoints
|
Attacks on Mukhtars/
Sheikhs
|
Kidnappings
|
Attacks on Towns
|
Suicide Bombers
|
Car Bombs
|
2018
Totals
|
139
|
74
|
43
|
7
|
5
|
6
|
6
|
2
|
3
|
Jan 2019
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Feb
|
8
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Mar
|
6
|
1
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
Apr
|
6
|
6
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
May
|
8
|
8
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
2
|
6
(5 Farms Burned)
|
-
|
1
|
Jun
|
2
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
4
(4 Farms Burned)
|
-
|
-
|
Jul
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
Aug
|
3
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
2019
Totals
|
41
|
27
|
7
|
2
|
5
|
5
|
17
|
-
|
3
|
Salahaddin
|
Shootings
(Totals)
|
IEDs/
Sticky Bombs
(Totals)
|
Gun Battles
|
Attacks on Checkpoints
|
Attacks on Mukhtars/
Sheikhs
|
Kidnappings
|
Attacks on Towns
|
Suicide Bombers
|
Car Bombs
|
2018
Totals
|
110
|
102
|
41
|
18
|
1
|
16
|
4
|
9
|
5
|
Jan 2019
|
5
|
5
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Feb
|
7
|
11
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
Mar
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
Apr
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
May
|
10
|
9
|
4
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
6
(5 Farms
Burned)
|
-
|
-
|
Jun
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Jul
|
3
|
6
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Aug
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
2019
Totals
|
39
|
42
|
18
|
3
|
2
|
6
|
8
|
1
|
4
|
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
|
Mar
|
-
|
1
(1 – Ninewa/Mosul)
|
1
|
Apr
|
-
|
2
(1 – Anbar
1 - Salahaddin)
|
2
|
May
|
1
(1 – Baghdad)
|
3
(2 – Anbar
1 – Ninewa)
|
4
|
Jun
|
1
(1 – Diyala)
|
-
|
1
|
Jul
|
2 (2 – Baghdad/Malif)
|
-
|
2
|
Aug
|
1
(1 – Diyala)
|
1
(1 – Salahaddin)
|
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
|
94/31
|
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
|
114
|
139
|
130/128
|
Feb 1-7
|
29/28
|
76/16
|
30
|
Feb 8-14
|
24
|
26
|
18
|
Feb 15-21
|
40
|
112/37
|
12
|
Feb 22-28
|
25
|
36
|
70
|
FEB
|
118
|
250/115
|
130
|
Mar 1-7
|
13
|
22
|
45
|
Mar 8-14
|
19/18
|
75/10
|
37
|
Mar 15-21
|
12/11
|
66/37
|
21/11
|
Mar 22-28
|
13/12
|
8/5
|
1
|
Mar 29-31
|
6
|
8
|
7
|
MAR
|
61
|
147
|
101
|
Apr 1-7
|
20
|
22
|
13
|
Apr 8-14
|
41
|
28
|
42
|
Apr 15-21
|
17/16
|
9/8
|
26
|
Apr 22-28
|
19/18
|
45/10
|
15
|
Apr 29-30
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
APR
|
99
|
105
|
100
|
May 1-7
|
20/19
|
15
|
18
|
May 8-14
|
24
|
31
|
41
|
May 15-21
|
37/36
|
62/25
|
39
|
May 22-28
|
43
|
39
|
54
|
May 29-31
|
13
|
16
|
48
|
MAY
|
137/136
|
163/125
|
200
|
Jun 1-7
|
26
|
19
|
44
|
Jun 8-14
|
25/24
|
29
|
15
|
Jun 15-21
|
21/16
|
6
|
13/10
|
Jun 22-28
|
18
|
17
|
41
|
Jun 29-30
|
9
|
3
|
9
|
JUN
|
99/93
|
74
|
122/119
|
Jul 1-7
|
20
|
11
|
39
|
Jul 8-14
|
14
|
31
|
10
|
Jul 15-21
|
17
|
14
|
37
|
Jul 22-28
|
23
|
14
|
20
|
Jul 29-31
|
8
|
13
|
13
|
JUL
|
82
|
83
|
119
|
Aug 1-7
|
27
|
14
|
31
|
Aug 8-14
|
18
|
13
|
13
|
Aug 15-21
|
20
|
33
|
15
|
Aug 22-28
|
27
|
24
|
72
|
Aug 29-31
|
11
|
19
|
10
|
AUG
|
104/103
|
103
|
141
|
Violence
By Province August 2019
Province
|
Violence
|
Anbar
|
4 Incidents
6 Killed
2 Hashd
4 ISF
9 Wounded
2
Civilians
7 ISF
2
Shootings
1 IED
1 Car
Bomb Dismantled
|
Babil
|
8 Incidents
5 Killed
1 Hashd
4
Civilians
48 Wounded
8 Hashd
40 Civilians
2
Shootings
3 IEDs
1
Grenade
1 Mortar
1
Motorcycle Bomb
|
Baghdad
|
14 Incidents
9 Killed
2 Hashd
2 ISF
5
Civilians
11 Wounded
4 ISF
7
Civilians
7
Shootings
6 IEDs
1
Grenade
|
Basra
|
1 Incident
1 IED
|
Diyala
|
41 Incidents
21 Killed
6 Civilians
6 Hashd
9 ISF
46 Wounded
3 Hashd
15
Civilians
28 SF
21
Shootings
12 IEDs
6
Mortars
1
Grenade
1 Rocket
1
Suicide Bomber
|
Kirkuk
|
19 Incidents
34 Killed
1
Civilian
8 ISF
25 Hashd
19 Wounded
1 Hashd
7 ISF
11
Civilians
9
Shootings
5 IEDs
1 Sticky
Bomb
3
Mortars
|
Ninewa
|
9 Incidents
24 Killed
1 US
Soldier
23
Civilians
3 Wounded
1
Civilian
2 ISF
3
Shootings
2 IEDs
1 Mortar
|
Salahaddin
|
7 Incidents
4 Killed
1 Hashd
1 ISF
2
Civilians
5 Wounded
5
Civilians
5
Shootings
1 IED
1 Car
Bomb
|
Sulaymaniya
|
1 Incident
1 IED
|
SOURCES
Baghdad Post, “15 families displaced from
their village to Mosul,” 8/26/19
Bas News, “Hundreds of IS Jihadists Regroup
in Makhmour: Mayor,” 8/21/19
- “IS Bombardments Kill One, Injure Another
near Khanaqin,” 8/9/18
Iraq Newspaper, "ISIS Launches A Fierce
Attack On the 3rd Battalion, 74th Brigade, 5th Division In Diyala,"
8/22/19
Lead Inspector General, “Operation Inherent Resolve, Lead Inspector
General Report To The United States Congress,” 4/1/19
Al Maalomah, “Daini calls for urgent measures
to stop the displacement of the villages in the heart of Imam Weis in Diyala,”
8/13/19
Al Mirbad, “Explosion of a bomb on
a security vehicle charged with protecting the BP company west of Basra,”
8/7/19
Mostafa, Mohamed, “50 families
flee town in Iraqi Kurdistan fearing Islamic State threat,” Iraqi News, 8/15/19
NINA, "Army Kill 4 Terrorists In Clashes
Northeast Of Baquba," 8/22/19
- “Council of Kanaan in Diyala: “The Area Was
Subjected To /10/ Terrorist Attacks Without Deterrent,” 8/26/19
- “In Diyala, Villages Cry For Help From ISIS
Mortars,” 8/28/19
United Nations Security Council,
“Twenty-fourth report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team
submitted in pursuant to resolution 2368 (2017) concerning ISIL (Da’esh),
Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities,” 7/15/19
Xinhua, "4 IS militants, 2 soldiers killed
in clashes in eastern Iraq," 8/22/19
- "4 Killed, 30 wounded in motorcycle
bombing south of Iraqi capital," 8/24/19
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