Monday, January 4, 2021

Islamic State Attacks Decline In December 2020


After steadily increasing its activity in the second half of 2020 the Islamic State ended the year by winding down its operations.

 

From June to November violence in Iraq slowly but surely grew. June was a nadir in attacks with just 52 after the Islamic State launched the biggest offensive since 2018. After that the number of security incidents went to 61 in July, 64 in August, 82 in September, 85 in October and 86 in November. In December however incidents went down to 71. This was below the levels seen in 2019 but showed that the insurgents were trying to create a new norm.

 

At the same time groups aligned with Iran picked up their attacks upon the U.S. in December. In October they announced they would no longer attack the Americans. That resulted in just one incident in November. As the anniversary of the deaths of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Quds Force Commander General Qasim Soleimani and Hashd leader Abu Muhandis on January 3 neared the ceasefire ended and incidents jumped to 13 in December. There were 11 IEDs on convoys carrying supplies for the U.S. in Babil, Baghdad, Dhi Qar, Diwaniya, and Muthanna. There was also mortar fire on the Baghdad International Airport and rockets fired at the Green Zone. As a result two people were wounded during the month.


The decreased attacks by IS led to a very low casualty count in December. There were 29 deaths the lowest figure in years. That consisted of 5 Hashd al-Shaabi, 12 civilians and 12 members of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF). Another 90 were wounded made up of 16 Hashd, 18 civilians, and 56 ISF. Since the spring the Islamic State announced a war of attrition against the security forces which has meant most casualties are no longer civilians but police, soldiers and Hashd.

 

Attacks went down or stayed the same in all but two provinces.


 

In Anbar incidents went from 8 in November to 5 in December. The types of attacks changed however. 11 electricity towers were taken down in three different incidents for example. A checkpoint was attacked and 5 men were kidnapped as well. Usually there were just small shootings and IEDs in the governorate showing a decide shift in tactics by the insurgents.


 

Incidents have gone up for three months in Babil from 2 in October to 3 in November to 4 in December. That’s still miniscule numbers. All of the incidents during the month were in the Jurf al-Sakhr district in the northeast which is a large Kataib Hezbollah base.


 

Baghdad is no longer a priority for IS. Three times in the last two years the militants attempted to infiltrate into the city and ramped up attacks. Since the summer incidents have been in single digits. There were 5 attacks in December the same amount as November. All of them occurred in the outer north of the province where IS still has camps. All except one incident were shootings.


 

Diyala was the other province that saw an increase in violence. Incidents went from 20 in November to 31 in December. There was one kidnapping, 2 gun battles, 7 checkpoints assaulted and 7 villages attacked. That was the most towns targeted since May. In one day alone, December 29, two villages and two checkpoints were assaulted all around the same area in the Khanaqin district. As usual the Muqdadiya district in the center with 9 incidents and Khanaqin in the northeast with 13 were the most violent areas of the province. IS as de facto control of many of the rural areas in these two districts, has driven out hundreds of people and has set up camps there to rebuild in.


 

There were 9 incidents in Kirkuk in December down from 16 the month before. 2 checkpoints were targeted and there was one shootout. The biggest even was when two wells at the Khabbaz oil field were blown up.


 

There were 15 attacks in Ninewa in November going down to 9 in December. The mayor of Badush in the northwest was assassinated but all the other incidents were small scale shootings and IEDs.


 

Violence was cut in half in Salahaddin with incidents going from 16 in November to 7 in December. A Hashd base in Samarra in the center was hit by rockets, otherwise things were at a low level.

 

Security Incidents In Iraq By Province

Province

Dec 1-7

Dec 8-14

Dec 15-21

Dec 22-28

Dec 29-31

TOTALS

Anbar

2

2

-

-

1

5

Babil

-

1

3/1

Pro-Iran

3/2

Pro-Iran

-

7/3

Pro-Iran

Baghdad

2

1

Pro-Iran

1 Pro-Iran

1

2/1

Pro-Iran

7/2

Pro-Iran

Dhi Qar

-

-

1 Pro-Iran

1 Pro-Iran

-

2 Pro-Iran

Diwaniya

-

-

-

2 Pro-Iran

1 Pro-Iran

3 Pro-Iran

Diyala

12

5

4

4

6

31

Irbil

-

1

-

-

-

1

Kirkuk

1

4

3

1

-

9

Muthanna

-

1

Pro-Iran

-

1 Pro-Iran

-

2 Pro-Iran

Ninewa

1

5

1

1

1

9

Salahaddin

1

1

2

3

-

7

TOTAL

19

21/2

Pro-Iran

15/2

Pro-Iran

17/6

Pro-Iran

11/2

Pro-Iran

82/12

Pro-Iran

 

Casualties In Iraq By Province

Province

Dec 1-7

Dec 8-14

Dec 15-21

Dec 22-28

Dec 29-31

TOTALS

Anbar

-

7 (3K, 4W)

-

-

-

7 (3K, 4W)

Babil

-

1 (1W)

2 (2W)

-

-

3 (3W)

Baghdad

5 (1K, 4W)

-

1 (1W)

2 (2W)

1 (1K)

9 (2K, 7W)

Diyala

22 (2K, 20W)

8 (3K, 5W)

4 (1K, 3W)

15 (2K, 13W)

5 (1K, 4W)

54 (9K, 45W)

Irbil

-

3 (1K, 2W)

-

-

-

3 (1K, 2W)

Kirkuk

3 (1K, 2W)

4 (2K, 2W)

4 (3K, 1W)

5 (1K, 4W)

-

16 (7K, 9W)

Ninewa

2 (2W)

15 (3K, 12W)

2 (2K)

2 (2W)

1 (1K)

16 (7K, 9W)

Salahaddin

2 (2W)

1 (1K)

-

1 (1W)

-

4 (1K, 3W)

TOTAL

34 (3K, 30W)

39 (13K, 26W)

14 (6K, 8W)

25 (3K, 22W)

7 (3K, 4W)

119 (29K, 90W)

 

Attacks by Pro-Iran Groups 2020

Date

Incident - Location

1/4/20

Mortar – Baghdad’s Jadriya – 5 wounded

 

Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone

 

Mortar – Salahaddin’s Balad Air Base – 3 wounded

1/5/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone

1/8/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone

1/12/20

Rockets – Salahaddin’s Balad Air Base – 6 wounded

1/14/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Camp Taji

1/20/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone

1/21/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone

1/26/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone – 3 wounded

1/31/20

Rockets – Kirkuk’s Qayara Base

 

January Totals - 11

2/15/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone

2/21/20

Rockets – Irbil’s Makhmour Base

 

February Totals - 2

3/1/20

Rockets – Salahaddin’s Sadiq Base

3/2/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone

3/5/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone

3/11/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Camp Taji – 3 killed (2 US, 1 UK), 12 wounded

3/14/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Camp Taji – 7 wounded (3 US)

3/16/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Besmaya Base

3/17/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone

3/26/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone

 

March Totals - 8

4/18/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Nahrawan Chinese company

4/6/20

Rockets – Basra’s Burjisiya US company

 

April Totals – 2

5/6/20

Rockets – Baghdad International Airport

5/19/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone

 

May Total – 2

6/8/20

Rockets – Baghdad International Airport

6/10/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone

6/13/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Camp Taji

6/14/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Camp Taji

6/15/20

Rockets – Baghdad International Airport

 

Rockets found – Baghdad’s Rashidiya

6/18/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone

6/22/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s International Airport

 

June Total – 8

7/5/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone – 1 wounded

 

Rockets found – Baghdad’s Camp Taji

7/10/20

Rockets found – Aimed at Baghdad’s Green Zone

7/11/20

Burned trucks carrying supplies to US - Muthanna

7/19/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone

7/22/20

IEDs trucks carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar

7/23/10

Drone and bomb found – Jadriya, Baghdad

7/24/10

Rockets – Baghdad’s Besmaya Base

7/27/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Camp Taji

 

Rockets – Salahaddin’s Camp Speicher

7/30/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s International Airport

7/31/20

Rockets found – Baghdad’s Jabour al-Shaarah

 

July Totals – 12

8/3/20

Rockets – 2 areas of Baghdad’s Meshada Dist

 

Rockets – Baghdad’s Camp Taji

8/4/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar

8/5/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone

8/9/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar

8/10/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US - Basra

8/11/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad’s Camp Taji

 

Rockets – Baghdad’s Camp Taji

 

Rockets – Landed in Tigris River, Baghdad

8/14/20

Rockets – Baghdad International Airport

 

Rockets – Salahaddin’s Balad Air Base

 

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya

8/15/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Camp Taji

 

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar

8/16/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone

8/18/20

Rockets – Baghdad International Airport

8/21/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad – 1 killed

8/22/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad

8/23/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad

8/28/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone

8/29/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone

 

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil

8/30/20

Rockets – Baghdad International Airport

 

August Totals – 24

9/2/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil – 1 wounded

9/3/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar

 

Rockets UK security company – Baghdad

9/6/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad – 2 wounded

 

Rockets – Baghdad International Airport

9/8/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil – 1 killed, 2 wounded

 

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad – 2 wounded

9/10/20

Rockets – Baghdad International Airport

9/12/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Salahaddin

9/14/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil

 

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya

9/15/20

IED on UK diplomatic convoy – Baghdad

 

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil

 

Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone

9/16/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone

9/17/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad

 

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad also reported as Babil

9/18/20

IED American Inst for English Learning – Najaf

 

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Salahaddin – 1 wounded

9/20/20

Rockets – Baghdad International Airport

9/21/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Salahaddin

9/22/20

Mortars – Baghdad’s Green Zone

9/23/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad

 

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Salahaddin

 

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil

9/27/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil

 

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar

9/28/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Radwaniya – 5 killed 2 wounded

9/29/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil

9/30/20

Rockets – Irbil Airport

 

IED airport road – Baghdad

 

September Totals – 31

10/1/20

Rocket at convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil

 

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar

 

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya

10/5/20

Rockets – Baghdad International Airport

 

Rockets – Baghdad’s Jadriya neighborhood

10/11/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna

10/24/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Basra

 

October Totals – 7

11/17/20

Rockets – Bagdhad’s Green Zone 1 killed, 5 wounded

 

November Totals – 1

12/10/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna

12/12/20

Mortar – Baghdad International Airport

12/20/20

Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone – 1 wounded

 

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar – 1 wounded

12/21/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil

12/23/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil

12/25/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya

 

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar

 

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna

12/27/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil

12/28/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya

12/29/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya

12/31/20

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad

 

December Totals - 13

 

Islamic State Activity in Iraq 2018-20

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

2019

Totals

185

112

33

63

2

6

29

2

-

Jan 2020

13

6

-

2

-

1

-

-

-

Feb

16

5

2

8

-

1

-

-

-

Mar

15

10

4

2

-

-

-

-

-

Apr

20

17

4

2

-

-

-

-

-

May

38

18

8

9

1

5

17

-

-

Jun

13

1

-

2

-

1

2

-

-

Jul

10

10

1

2

-

-

2

-

-

Aug

16

5

2

7

-

3

3

-

-

Sep

21

8

2

3

-

-

6

-

-

Oct

17

11

1

2

2

1

2

-

-

Nov

14

6

2

5

-

-

2

-

-

Dec

22

6

2

7

-

1

7

-

-

 

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

2019

Totals

77

116

24

19

6

8

18

-

1

Jan 2020

10

1

2

2

-

1

-

-

-

Feb

5

-

2

1

-

2

1

-

-

Mar

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

Apr

17

7

6

3

-

2

1

1

-

May

15

10

1

7

1

4

10

-

-

Jun

5

2

1

1

-

1

1

-

-

Aug

5

5

1

-

-

-

3

-

-

Sep

9

5

2

2

-

2

2

3

-

Oct

8

7

1

1

-

-

3

-

-

Nov

9

3

3

4

-

2

-

-

-

Dec

4

4

1

2

-

-

-

-

-

 

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

2019

Totals

63

49

14

3

9

6

17

-

3

Jan 2020

7

5

2

1

-

1

-

-

-

Feb

5

5

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

Mar

2

5

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

Apr

8

8

1

4

-

1

1

-

-

May

5

9

-

2

-

-

2

-

-

Jun

-

5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Jul

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

Aug

-

12

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sep

5

7

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

Oct

4

5

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

Nov

4

8

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

Dec

3

7

-

-

1

1

-

-

-

 

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

2019

Totals

60

54

32

5

2

6

8

2

6

Jan 2020

4

-

-

1

1

-

-

-

-

Feb

5

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

Mar

5

2

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

Apr

4

3

3

-

-

1

-

-

-

May

21

6

9

5

-

2

2

-

-

Jun

5

4

1

2

-

-

1

-

-

Jul

4

5

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

Aug

6

3

3

1

-

-

-

-

-

Sep

6

10

3

1

-

-

-

-

-

Oct

6

3

3

-

-

-

1

-

-

Nov

12

3

3

1

1

1

-

-

-

Dec

4

2

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

           

Security In Iraq 2019-20

Week

Security

Incidents

(Total/By IS)

Dead

(Total/By IS)

Wounded

(Total/By IS)

Jan 1-7

32

17/10

24

Jan 8-14

32

94/31

53

Jan 15-21

22

17/11

16/14

Jan 22-28

27

36/17

31

Jan 29-31

12

7

6

JAN 2019

114

139

130/128

Feb 1-7

29/1

76/16

30

Feb 8-14

24

26

18

Feb 15-21

40

112/37

12

Feb 22-28

25

36

70

FEB

118/1

250/115

130

Mar 1-7

13

22

45

Mar 8-14

19

75/10

37

Mar 15-21

12

66/37

21/11

Mar 22-28

13

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

9/8

26

Apr 22-28

19

45

15

Apr 29-30

2

1

4

APR

99

105

100

May 1-7

20

15

18

May 8-14

24

31

41

May 15-21

37/1

62/25

39

May 22-28

43

39

54

May 29-31

13

16

48

MAY

137/1

163/125

200

Jun 1-7

26

19

44

Jun 8-14

25/1

29

15

Jun 15-21

21/2

6

13/10

Jun 22-28

18

17

41

Jun 29-30

9

3

9

JUN

99/3

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

141

Sep 1-7

39

39

38

Sep 8-14

30

35

43

Sep 15-21

23

27

26

Sep 22-28

24/1

15

20

Sep 29-30

7

6

4

SEP

123/1

122

131

Oct 1-7

3

1

2

Oct 8-14

14

25

17

Oct 15-21

19

29

13

Oct 22-28

22/1

33

10

Oct 29-31

12/1

4

11

OCT

70/2

92

53

Nov 1-7

6/1

4

1

Nov 8-14

9/1

2

25

Nov 15-21

15/1

11

2

Nov 22-28

17/1

24

33

Nov 29-30

8/1

6

37

NOV

55/5

47

98

Dec 1-7

36/3

33

44

Dec 8-14

19/3

19

19

Dec 15-21

26

44

25

Dec 22-28

30/1

30

38

Dec 29-31

9

8

7

DEC

120/7

134

133

Jan 1-7

25/7

16

84

Jan 8-14

24/3

12

34

Jan 15-21

23/2

11

12

Jan 22-28

11/1

10

8

Jan 29-31

8/1

4

1

JAN 2020

91/12

53

139

Feb 1-7

22

13

11

Feb 8-14

18/1

5

38

Feb 15-21

16/2

42

18

Feb 22-28

25

15

34

Feb 29

4

5

2

FEB

85/3

80

103

Mar 1-7

17/3

11

17

Mar 8-14

15/2

13

33

Mar 15-21

14/2

5

19

Mar 22-28

14/1

13

11

Mar 29-31

9

5

10

MAR

69/8

47

90

Ap 1-7

27/1

27

37

Apr 8-14

24

25

51

Apr 15-21

33/1

19

34

Apr 22-28

22

8

40

Apr 29-30

5

2

4

APR

111/2

81

165

May 1-7

44/1

47

36

May 8-14

49

21

47

May 15-21

66/1

45

64

May 22-28

30

9

21

May 29-31

7

3

12

MAY

196/2

125

180

Jun 1-7

17

13

19

Jun 8-14

16/4

10

15

Jun 15-21

16/3

11

19

Jun 22-28

10/1

8

13

Jun 29-30

1

4

2

JUN

60/8

46

68

Jul 1-7

12/2

3

9

Jul 8-14

16/2

15

15

Jul 15-21

19/1

17

28

Jul 22-28

13/5

9

8

Jul 29-31

13/2

3

7

JUL

73/12

47

67

Aug 1-7

10/4

7

10

Aug 8-14

19/8

7

22

Aug 15-21

14/5

13

20

Aug 22-28

32/3

23

41

Aug 29-31

13/3

4

12

AUG

88/24

54

105

Sep 1-7

19/4

13

26

Sep 8-14

27/6

8

29

Sep 15-21

32/10

12

14

Sep 22-28

28/7

19

11

Sep 29-30

6/3

1

6

SEP

113/31

53

86

Oct 1-7

19/5

9

12

Oct 8-14

14/1

8

10

Oct 15-21

30/1

25

26

Oct 22-28

25/1

16

24

Oct 29-31

5

4

5

OCT

93/8

62

77

Nov 1-7

11

7

10

Nov 8-14

25

23

39

Nov 15-21

19/1

18

25

Nov 22-28

24

11

26

Nov 29-30

8

1

10

NOV

87/1

60

110

Dec 1-7

19

4

30

Dec 8-14

21/2

13

26

Dec 15-21

15/2

6

8

Dec 22-28

17/6

3

22

Dec 29-31

11/2

3

4

DEC

83/12

29

90

 

Violence By Province Dec 2020

Province

Violence

Anbar

5 Incidents

3 Killed

3 ISF

4 Wounded

4 ISF

 

1 Shooting

8 IEDs

Babil

7/3 Pro-Iran Incidents

3 Wounded

3 Hashd

 

2 Shootings

5 IEDs

Baghdad

7/2 Pro-Iran Incidents

2 Killed

1 Civilian

1 ISF

7 Wounded

1 Civilian

6 ISF

 

4 Shootings

1 IED

1 Mortar

1 Rocket

Dhi Qar

2 Pro-Iran Incidents

1 Wounded

1 Civilian

 

2 IEDs

Diwaniya

3 Pro-Iran Incidents

 

3 IEDs

Diyala

31 Incidents

9 Killed

1 ISF

3 Civilians

5 Hashd

45 Wounded

5 Civilians

12 Hashd

28 ISF

 

22 Shootings

6 IEDs

1 Mortars

1 Suicide Bomber Killed

Irbil

1 Incident

1 Killed

1 ISF

2 Wounded

2 ISF

 

1 Suicide Bomber

Kirkuk

9 Incidents

7 Killed

1 Civilian

6 ISF

9 Wounded

9 ISF

 

4 Shootings

4 IEDs

1 Rockets

Muthanna

2 Pro-Iran Incidents

 

2 IEDs

Ninewa

9 Incidents

6 Killed

6 Civilians

16 Wounded

5 ISF

11 Civilians

 

3 Shootings

7 IEDs

Salahaddin

7 Incidents

1 Killed

1 Civilian

3 Wounded

1 Hashd

2 ISF

 

4 Shootings

2 IEDs

1 Rockets

 

SOURCES

 

Bas News, "IS Destroys Transmission Towers in Anbar," 12/13/20

 

Al Hurra, "News of the targeting of a headquarters of the popular crowd in Samarra," 12/20/20

 

Iraq Oil Report, "Khabbaz wells burn as security in northern oil sector worsens," 12/9/20

 

Al Maalomah, "Terrorist attack sand factories and kidnap 5 of their workers, west of Ramadi," 12/31/20

 

Al Mada, "ISSI attacks areas in northern Diyala with snipers and mortars," 12/29/20

 

NINA, "Gunmen assassinate the Mayor of the town of Badush in Nineveh," 12/31/20

- "Three people were injured in an ISIS attack on a village in Jalawla in Diyala," 12/29/20

 

NRT, "One Killed, One Injured In Armed Attack In Diyala's Jalawla Sub-District," 12/29/20

 

Shafaaq News, "8 casualties and wounded from the army in an attack in Anbar," 12/9/20

- "A complete blackout in the city of Anbar due to terrorist attacks," 12/7/20

 

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