Monday, April 5, 2021

Violence In Iraq, March 2021


Attacks by both the Islamic State and pro-Iran groups picked up in March 2021. There were a total of 79 incidents. 59 were by the insurgency, up from 47 in February. IS incidents have been declining since November. This was the first time they’d gone up in four months. There were also 20 incidents by factions aligned with Iran the most since September 2020.


 

In November 2020 pro-Iran groups announced a ceasefire and there was only one incident that month. That ended in December as the anniversary of the deaths of Iranian Revolutionary Guards Quds Force commander General Qasim Suleimani and Hashd leader Abu Muhandis approached resulting in 13 incidents, another 13 in January, 16 in February and 20 in March. In that last month there were rocket attacks upon air bases in Anbar and Salahaddin, there were 17 IEDs upon convoys carrying supplies for the U.S. and a bomb was also dismantled along a highway used by these trucks in Diwaniya. The bombings have expanded out to Anbar and Salahaddin showing that the pro-Iran factions can hit U.S. targets anywhere in the country. These attacks are meant to oppose the U.S. presence in Iraq. Al Mada also reported that these groups may be trying to pressure the shipping companies to hire them as security. They have carried out similar extortion rackets.

 

The 59 IS incidents took place across Babil (1), Anbar (3), Ninewa (5), Baghdad (8), Kirkuk (10), Salahaddin (11), Diyala (21). They caused 39 deaths and 44 wounded. 9 Hashd al-Shaabi, 14 members of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), and 16 civilians lost their lives. Another 8 Hashd, 14 civilians and 22 ISF were injured. In the spring the militants announced a war of attrition against the security forces. That’s the reason why 53 of the 83 casualties in March were from the government’s forces.


 

Anbar was the only province that saw a decline in incidents in March. There were 5 in February vs 3 in March. The governorate is mostly used for logistics by IS which accounts for the low number of attacks.


 

Babil had more attacks by pro-Iran groups than the insurgency. There was only 1 incident by the latter when a Hashd commander was killed at the start of the month. (1) Officers have been a main target of IS’s war of attrition.


 

Violence has remained stable in Diayla, the Islamic State’s main base in Iraq. There have been 21 incidents from January to March. There was one gun battle, one attack upon a checkpoint, 2 electricity towers were blown up, and four people were kidnapped. Most of these attacks occurred in Muqdadiya in the center and Khanaqin in the northeast where IS has de facto control of many rural areas.


 

The same was true in Ninewa where there were 4 incidents in February and 5 in March. Like Anbar, this governorate is also mostly used to move in men and material from Syria into Iraq and therefore is no longer a major target for IS.

 

Baghdad, Kirkuk and Salahaddin all saw increases in incidents. In the capital province there were 5 attacks in February up to 8 in March. That included one gun fight, a motorcycle bomb, and a sheikh’s house that was bombed. Tarmiya a town in the north has been a prime target as it still has an IS cell operating there. In Kirkuk incidents went from 8 in February to 10 in March including two gun battles and two checkpoints shot at. All of these happened in the south where IS was never expelled. This is the second most important area for the insurgency. Finally, in Salahaddin attacks went from 3 in February to 11 in March. Insurgents attacked an army camp, invaded a home dressed as ISF and executed 7 people and killed a policeman as well, and three men were kidnapped. A Hashd commander was also killed in a gun fight. Kirkuk and Salahaddin have seen the biggest drop off in violence since November 2020 when attacks across the country began a steady decline. It’s yet to be seen whether March’s increase in violence is just part of the ebb and flow of attacks or whether IS is becoming more active.

 

Security Incidents In Iraq By Province

Province

Mar 1-7

Mar 8-14

Mar 15-21

Mar 22-28

Mar 29-31

MAR

Anbar

2/1 Pro-Iran

1 Pro-Iran

-

2

-

5/2 Pro-Iran

Babil

1 Pro-Iran

-

2 Pro-Iran

1 Pro-Iran

1 Pro-Iran

6/5 Pro-Iran

Baghdad

3/1 Pro-Iran

1

3

3/1 Pro-Iran

-

10/2 Pro-Iran

Dhi Qar

-

-

-

-

2 Pro-Iran

2 Pro-Iran

Diwaniya

1 Pro-Iran

1 Pro-Iran

1 Pro-Iran

-

1 Pro-Iran

4 Pro-Iran

Diyala

5

3

8

5

-

21

Kirkuk

3

2

2

-

3

10

Muthanna

1 Pro-Iran

-

1 Pro-Iran

-

-

2 Pro-Iran

Ninewa

-

2

1

2

-

5

Salahaddin

3

2

6/2 Pro-Iran

1

2/1 Pro-Iran

14/3 Pro-Iran

TOTAL

20/2 Pro-Iran

12/2 Pro-Iran

24/6 Pro-Iran

14/2 Pro-Iran

9/5 Pro-Iran

79/20 Pro-Iran

 

Casualties In Iraq By Province

Province

Mar 1-7

Mar 8-14

Mar 15-21

Mar 22-28

Mar 29-31

MAR

Anbar

1 (1W)

-

-

4 (4W)

-

5 (5W)

Babil

3 (3K)

-

-

-

-

3 (3K)

Baghdad

1 (1K)

4 (1K, 3W)

1 (1W)

4 (1K, 3W)

-

10 (3K, 7W)

Diyala

4 (4W)

2 (1K, 1W)

5 (4K, 1W)

8 (5K, 3W)

-

19 (10K, 9W)

Kirkuk

4 (1K, 3W)

9 (1K, 8W)

4 (3K, 1W)

-

1 (1W)

18 (5K, 13W)

Ninewa

-

3 (1K, 2W)

-

3 (1K, 2W)

-

6 (2K, 4W)

Salahaddin

3 (3K)

10 (9K, 1W)

5 (1K, 4W)

2 (1K, 1W)

2 (2K)

22 (16K, 6W)

TOTAL

13 (5K, 8W)

28 (13K, 15W)

15 (8K, 7W)

21 (8K, 13W)

3 (2K, 1W)

83 (39K, 44W)

 

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 – 17 wounded

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 – 3 killed, 19 wounded

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 – 1 wounded

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 – 1 killed

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 – 6 killed, 10 wounded

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 – 1 killed, 5 wounded

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 – 2 wounded

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

2/15/21

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad

 

Rockets – Irbil Airport – 2 Killed, 8 Wounded

2/17/21

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar

2/18/21

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Basra

 

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya

2/19/21

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Basra

2/20/21

Rockets – Salahaddin’s Balad Air Base – 2 Wounded

2/22/21

Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone

2/25/21

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil

2/26/21

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad

2/27/21

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya

 

February Totals – 16 – 2 killed, 10 wounded

3/2/21

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil

3/3/21

Rockets – Anbar’s Al-Asad Air Base

 

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad

 

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya

 

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna

3/11/21

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar

3/13/21

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya

 

Rockets- Salahaddin’s Balad Air Base

3/15/21

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil

3/18/21

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya

 

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna

3/20/21

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Salahaddin

3/21/21

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil

3/25/21

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil

 

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad

3/29/21

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil

 

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar

3/30/31

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar

 

IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Salahaddin

3/31/31

IED dismantled – Diwaniya

 

March Totals - 20

 

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

16

2

3

3

-

2

2

-

-

Mar

12

8

1

1

-

1

-

-

-

 

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

5

2

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

Mar

4

5

2

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

2020

Totals

43

77

5

10

4

3

3

-

1

Jan 2021

1

5

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

Feb

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Mar

2

3

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

2020

Totals

82

41

30

13

3

5

4

-

-

Jan 2021

4

3

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

Feb

1

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

Mar

8

4

2

2

-

-

-

-

-

           

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

Feb 15-21

20/7

11

23

Feb 22-28

13/4

13

23

FEB

63/16

39

77

Mar 1-7

19/5

5

8

Mar 8-14

12/2

13

15

Mar 15-21

24/6

8

7

Mar 22-28

14/2

8

13

Mar 29-31

9/5

2

1

MAR

79/20

39

44

 

Violence By Province March, 2021

Province

Violence

Anbar

5/2 Pro-Iran Incidents

5 Wounded

1 Civilian

2 Hashd

2 ISF

 

1 Shooting

2 IEDs

1 Rockets

Babil

6/5 Pro-Iran Incidents

3 Killed

3 Hashd

 

6 IEDs

Baghdad

10/2 Pro-Iran Incidents

3 Killed

1 ISF

2 Civilians

7 Wounded

1 ISF

6 Civilians

 

4 Shootings

4 IEDs

1 Motorcycle Bomb

1 Grenade

Dhi Qar

2 Pro-Iran Incidents

 

2 IEDs

Diwaniya

4 Pro-Iran Incidents

 

4 IEDs

Diyala

21 Incidents

10 Killed

1 Hashd

4 ISF

5 Civilians

9 Wounded

2 Civilians

3 Hashd

4 ISF

 

12 Shootings

8 IEDs

1 Mortar

1 Grenade

Kirkuk

10 Incidents

5 Killed

2 Hashd

3 ISF

13 Wounded

1 Hashd

12 ISF

 

4 Shootings

5 IEDs

1 Rockets

Muthanna

2 Pro-Iran Incidents

 

2 IEDs

Ninewa

5 Incidents

2 Killed

1 Civilian

1 ISF

4 Wounded

4 Civilians

 

2 Shootings

3 IEDs

Salahaddin

14/3 Pro-Iran Incidents

16 Killed

3 Hashd

5 ISF

8 Civilians

6 Wounded

1 Civilian

2 Hashd

3 ISF

 

8 Shootings

4 IEDs

1 Rockets

 

FOOTNOTES

 

1. Kohlmann, Evan, "Iraqi Shiite militia Kataib Hezbollah has announced the "martyrdom" of 3 of its fighters in clashes with ISIS militants in the Jurf al-Sakhar area south of Baghdad, the site of repeated fighting between KH and ISIS. Casualties included " Twitter, 3/10/21

 

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Azzaman, "Losses to the crowd and Federal Police in an ISIS attack near Kirkuk," 3/18/21

 

Bas News, "Iraqi Forces Repel IS Attack in Baghdad," 3/18/21

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Haboush, Joseph, "One US civilian contractor killed in Iraq rocket attack: Pentagon," Al Arabiya, 3/3/21

 

Kohlmann, Evan, "Iraqi Shiite militia Kataib Hezbollah has announced the "martyrdom" of 3 of its fighters in clashes with ISIS militants in the Jurf al-Sakhar area south of Baghdad, the site of repeated fighting between KH and ISIS. Casualties included " Twitter, 3/10/21

 

Al Mada, "ISIS returns to attack security sites in Salahaddin after a month-long lull," 3/8/21

 

NINA, "The Iraqi army confronts ISIS south of Kirkuk," 3/31/21

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- "The PMF Repel An ISIS Attack In Tal Al-Dhahab In Salah Al-Din," 3/7/21

- "The PMF Repels A Terrorist Attack In Diyala," 3/27/21

- "A Policeman Killed By ISIS Sniper Northeast Of Baquba, Diyala Governorate," 3/19/21

- "Reports of the fall of seven missiles on Balad Air Base," 3/15/21

- "Unidentified gunmen blow up two towers to transmit electric power north of Baqubah," 3/17/21

 

NRT, "Minister of Interior Visits Saladin's Albu Dor Following Massacre By ISIS," 3/13/21

- "One Iraqi Soldier Killed, Another Wounded In Armed Attack In Kirkuk's Daquq," 3/12/21

 

Shafaaq News, "ISIS kidnapped three farmers in Salahaddin," 3/21/21

- "A tribal leader survived an assassination attempt north of Baghdad," 3/27/21

 

Al Sumaria, "Dismantling an explosive device prepared to target a convoy on the Diwaniya-Babil road," 3/31/21

 

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