Security remained at a low level in Iraq during the second week of February. There were just 11 incidents total. Three were by pro-Iran groups leaving just eight by the Islamic State. IS has been ramping down its operations since the winter.
Pro-Iran groups bombed three convoys carrying supplies for the United States. Two were in south Baghdad and one was in Diwaniya. These organizations have been keeping up a steady flow of such incidents since November and February looks to be no different. Front groups always take responsibility but they are usually connected to Kataib Hezbollah or Asaib Ahl Al-Haq.
That left 8 incidents by IS which were spread across Baghdad (1), Kirkuk (1), Salahaddin (1), and Diyala (5).
4 people died and 8 were wounded during the week. They were all from the police and army. Since the spring the militants have been targeting the security forces leading them to be most of the casualties each week.
An IED was dismantled in Zafaraniya in southern Baghdad. IS has gone back to a few bombings and shootings each month in the capital province almost always in the southern and northern villages.
A soldier was killed, an assassination attempt on an ISF member failed, some electricity towers were attacked and two checkpoints were assaulted in Diyala. Two of the attacks happened in the north while the other three were in the Khanaqin districts in the northeast. Most violence is in the latter while the north is only occasionally hit even though it is a major base for the insurgents.
The Federal Police were attacked in the Daquq district of southern Kirkuk. That left 3 police dead and two more wounded. This province used to be the second most violent in the country but that has dropped off during the winter.
5 soldiers including an officer were wounded by an IED in the Shirqat district in Salahaddin. Like the rest of the country there have been few incidents in the governorate recently.
Security Incidents In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
Feb 1-7 |
Feb 8-14 |
|
Anbar |
4 |
- |
|
Babil |
2 Pro-Iran |
- |
|
Baghdad |
1 |
3/2 Pro-Iran |
|
Diwaniya |
- |
1 Pro-Iran |
|
Diyala |
6 |
5 |
|
Kirkuk |
3 |
1 |
|
Ninewa |
2 |
- |
|
Salahaddin |
1 |
1 |
|
TOTAL |
20/2 Pro-Iran |
11/3 Pro-Iran |
Casualties In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
Feb 1-7 |
Feb 8-14 |
|
Anbar |
4 (4W) |
- |
|
Diyala |
22 (9K, 13W) |
2 (1K, 1W) |
|
Kirkuk |
7 (1K, 6W) |
5 (3K, 2W) |
|
Salahaddin |
1 (1K) |
5 (5W) |
|
TOTAL |
32 (11K, 23W) |
12 (4K, 8W) |
Attacks by Pro-Iran Groups 2020-21
|
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 – Baghdad'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 |
|
1/1/21 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna |
|
1/4/21 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Salahaddin |
|
1/8/21 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad |
|
|
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna |
|
1/9/21 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil |
|
|
IED dismantled – Dhi Qar |
|
1/18/21 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar |
|
1/20/21 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad |
|
1/21/21 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad |
|
1/22/21 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil |
|
|
Rockets – Baghdad International Airport/Jihad |
|
1/26/21 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar |
|
1/31/21 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil |
|
|
January Totals – 13 |
|
2/4/21 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil |
|
2/7/21 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil |
|
2/8/21 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya |
|
2/10/21 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad |
|
2/11/21 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad |
|
|
February Totals - 5 |
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 |
- |
|
2020 Totals |
215 |
103 |
28 |
41 |
3 |
13 |
41 |
- |
- |
|
Jan 2021 |
11 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Feb |
10 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
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 |
|
2020 Totals |
87 |
44 |
20 |
24 |
1 |
14 |
21 |
4 |
- |
|
Jan 2021 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Feb |
4 |
- |
- |
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 |
|
2019 Totals |
63 |
49 |
14 |
3 |
9 |
6 |
17 |
- |
3 |
|
2020 Totals |
43 |
77 |
5 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
- |
1 |
|
Jan 2021 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Feb |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
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 |
|
2020 Totals |
82 |
41 |
30 |
13 |
3 |
5 |
4 |
- |
- |
|
Jan 2021 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Feb |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Security In Iraq 2019-20
|
Week |
Security Incidents (Total/By IS) |
Dead (Total/By IS) |
Wounded (Total/By IS) |
|
JAN 2019 |
114 |
139 |
130/128 |
|
FEB |
118/1 |
250/115 |
130 |
|
MAR |
61 |
147 |
101 |
|
APR |
99 |
105 |
100 |
|
MAY |
137/1 |
163/125 |
200 |
|
JUN |
99/3 |
74 |
122/119 |
|
JUL |
82 |
83 |
119 |
|
AUG |
104 |
103 |
141 |
|
SEP |
123/1 |
122 |
131 |
|
OCT |
70/2 |
92 |
53 |
|
NOV |
55/5 |
47 |
98 |
|
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 |
|
Jan 1-7 |
21/2 |
13 |
19 |
|
Jan 8-14 |
17/3 |
12 |
6 |
|
Jan 15-21 |
20/3 |
52 |
133 |
|
Jan 22-28 |
10/3 |
13 |
12 |
|
Jan 29-31 |
9/1 |
2 |
6 |
|
JAN |
77/13 |
92 |
176 |
|
Feb 1-7 |
19/2 |
11 |
23 |
|
Feb 8-14 |
11/3 |
4 |
8 |
Violence By Province Feb 8-14, 2021
|
Province |
Violence |
|
Baghdad |
3/2 Pro-Iran Incidents
3 IEDs |
|
Diwaniya |
1 Pro-Iran Incident
1 IED |
|
Diyala |
5 Incidents 1 Killed 1 ISF 1 Wounded 1 ISF
5 Shootings |
|
Kirkuk |
1 Incident 3 Killed 3 ISF 2 Wounded 2 ISF
1 Shooting |
|
Salahaddin |
1 Incident 5 Wounded 5 ISF
1 IED |
SOURCES
Bas News, "IS Attacks Federal Police in Daquq, Casualties Reported," 2/12/21
- "IS Attacks Iraqi Army Forces, Kills a Soldier," 2/10/21
Al Maalomah, "Thwarting a terrorist's exposure to a security checkpoint in Al-Islah in Diyala," 2/9/21
Al Masalah, "An IED attack targeted an international coalition convoy on the Diwanya highway," 2/8/21
NINA, "A Convoy Of Logistical Support For The Int'l Coalition Targeted With An IED, South Of Baghdad," 2/10/21
- "A Security Man Survived An Assassination Attempt In AL-Khalis In Diyala," 2/12/21
- "A soldier wounded in an ISIS attack on a military post north of Baqubah," 2/11/21
- "Thwarting an attempt to target the transmission towers in Al-Safra area, north of Baqubah," 2/13/21
Shafaaq News, "An explosion targets international logistics support near Baghdad," 2/11/21
- "Wounded, including an Iraqi army officer, in an explosion in Salahaddin," 2/12/21
Al Sumaria, "Anti-explosives disintegrate an explosive device in Al-Zafaraniya district in Baghdad," 2/12/21
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