Islamic State Ramadan Offensive Begins, Pro-Iran Groups Increase Attacks In April 2021

April ended five months of relative quiet in Iraq. Starting in November 2020 the Islamic State went into hibernation during the winter with most weeks only have single digit attacks. In April Ramadan occurred and that began the annual insurgent offensive. At the same time pro-Iran groups have been picking up their operations against American targets.

 

There were a total of 107 security incidents recorded in Iraq in April 2021. That was up from 79 in March and the most since September 2020.

 

Those led to 54 deaths and 132 wounded. 1 Turkish Soldier, 2 Hashd al-Shaabi, 19 civilians and 32 Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) were killed and 14 Hashd, 52 civilians and 66 ISF were injured. Diyala had the most casualties with 62.

 

27 incidents were by pro-Iran groups. That was up from 20 in March and the most since 30 in September which was the highest monthly total since these factions began carrying out attacks. 20 convoys carrying supplies for the U.S. were hit by IEDs across Anbar (5), Babil (5), Baghdad (2), Dhi Qar (3), Diwaniya (3), Muthanna (1), and Salahaddin (1). Additionally rockets were fired at Camp Victory in Baghdad, Balad Air Base in Salahaddin twice, one of which left 3 soldiers and two civilians injured, a Turkish army base in Dohuk that killed a Turkish soldier and wounded a civilian, plus there was a drone attack upon Irbil Airport and rockets were discovered for a potential strike upon the Ain Al-Asad Air Base in Anbar. Additionally, these groups were blamed for an attack upon a checkpoint on Saudi border. These incidents showed that the groups had expanded out of southern Iraq where they used to be focused to places like Anbar, Salahaddin and Kurdistan. The Turks were a new target but some pro-Iran leaders have been complaining about the Turkish presence in Kurdistan for some time. It’s not confirmed if they were responsible for the Saudi border event but it’s a possibility as they have attacked the Gulf States before as they are rivals to Tehran.

 

There were 80 attacks by the Islamic State. That was the most since 86 in November 2020. The incidents were spread across Anbar (4), Babil (3), Baghdad (4), Diyala (30), Kirkuk (14), Ninewa (8), Salahaddin (16), and Sulaymaniya (1).

 

The irony of April was that pro-Tehran groups carried out more attacks in Anbar and Babil than the Islamic State. In Anbar there were just 4 incidents by the insurgents versus 7 by the pro-Tehran factions. Likewise, in Babil there were 5 incidents by pro-Iran groups and 3 by IS. The biggest insurgent events in Anbar were a car bomb which was discovered in Rutba and an army base hit by mortars. The vehicle bomb was likely headed for another part of the country. In Babil there was a gun fight, a bus was shot up, and an IED. Both provinces have some of the lowest number of attacks each month. Anbar is mostly used for logistics while the militants only infiltrate into northern Babil about once a week or so usually to hit the Hashd that are based there.

 

Ninewa is like Anbar with very few incidents because it’s mostly used as a transit point with Syria. Attacks did go up from 5 in March to 8 in April but they were mostly IEDs including two electricity towers being blown up.

 

The Islamic State marked their Ramadan offensive by setting off a car bomb in Sadr City, Baghdad. The last vehicle bomb was in September 2020 and the last such attack in the capital was back in October 2017. Besides that Baghdad remains a side show for the insurgency with its emphasis upon Diyala.

 

As usual Diyala was the most violent governorate in the country with 30 attacks. That included two towns being attacked with another four hit by mortars, four assaults on checkpoints, and three gun battles. 14 of those incidents were in the Muqdadiya district in the center and 11 in the Khanaqin district in the northeast. That’s where the Islamic State is based in Iraq. It has de facto control of many of the rural areas in those places, has driven out populations, and set up camps to rebuild.

 

Kirkuk and Salahaddin saw the biggest uptick in attacks over the last few months. There were just 3 incidents in Kirkuk in January. That then went up to 8 in February, 10 in March, and 14 in April. A town was attacked, two checkpoints were hit and there were three gun fights last month. The Bai Hassan oil field was also bombed. There were 3 incidents in Salahaddin in February, 11 in March, and 16 in April marked by 6 shoot outs. The militants were never expelled from south Kirkuk where most of the violence takes place. There are also bases in the Hamrin Mountains that stretch from Salahaddin to Diyala.

 

Finally rockets were fired into southern Sulaymaniya. IS has occasionally hit Kurdistan looking for targets of opportunity. For a while they were striking Irbil for instance earlier in the year.

 

Security Incidents In Iraq By Province

Province	Apr 1-7	Apr 8-14	Apr 15-21	Apr 22-28	Apr 29-30	TOTAL
Anbar	1 Pro-Iran	2/1 Pro-Iran	3/1 Pro-Iran	3 Pro-Iran	2/1 Pro-Iran	11/7 Pro-Iran
Babil	4/3 Pro-Iran	3/2 Pro-Iran	-	1	-	8/5 Pro-Iran
Baghdad	2 Pro-Iran	2	2	1 Pro-Iran	-	7/3 Pro-Iran
Dhi Qar	-	1 Pro-Iran	1 Pro-Iran	1 Pro-Iran	-	3 Pro-Iran
Diwaniya	2 Pro-Iran	-	-	1 Pro-Iran	-	3 Pro-Iran
Diyala	2	2	7	15	4	3-
Dohuk	-	-	1 Pro-Iran	-	-	1 Pro-Iran
Irbil	-	1 Pro-Iran	-	-	-	1 Pro-Iran
Kirkuk	1	-	4	4	5	14
Muthanna	-	1 Pro-Iran	-	-	-	1 Pro-Iran
Ninewa	1	1	3	3	-	8
Salahaddin	4/3 Pro-Iran	2	10/1 Pro-Iran	2	1	19/3 Pro-Iran
Sulaymaniya	-	-	1 Pro-Iran	-	-	1
TOTAL	16/11 Pro-Iran	15/6 Pro-Iran	32/4 Pro-Iran	31/6 Pro-Iran	12/1 Pro-Iran	107/27 Pro-Iran

 

Casualties In Iraq By Province

Province	Apr 1-7	Apr 8-14	Apr 15-21	Apr 22-28	Apr 29-30	TOTAL
Anbar	-	2 (2K)	-	-	3 (2K, 1W)	5 (4K, 1W)
Babil	2 (2W)	-	-	-	-	2 (2W)
Baghdad	-	3 (1K, 2W)	27 (6K, 21 W)	-	-	30 (7K, 23W)
Diyala	2 (2W)	11 (3K, 8W)	8 (2K, 6W)	34 (8K, 26W)	7 (7W)	62 (13K, 49W)
Dohuk	-	-	2 (1K, 1W)			2 (1K, 1W)
Kirkuk	-	-	6 (2K, 4W)	10 (4K, 6W)	23 (9K, 14W)	39 (15K, 24W)
Ninewa	2 (1K, 1W)	3 (3W)	5 (5W)	12 (3K, 9W)	-	22 (4K, 18W)
Salahaddin	2 (2K)	5 (5W)	15 (8K, 7W)	1 (1W)	1 (1W)	24 (10K, 14W)
TOTAL	8 (3K, 5W)	24 (6K, 18W)	63 (19K, 44W)	57 (15K, 42W)	34 (11K, 23W)	186 (54K, 132W)

 

Attacks by Pro-Iran Groups 2020-21

	Date - Incident - Location
Jan, 2020	1/4/21 - Mortar – Baghdad’s Jadriya – 5 wounded & Salahaddin’s Balad Air Base – 3 wounded, Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone 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
Feb	2/15/20 - Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone 2/21/20 - Rockets – Irbil’s Makhmour Base
	February Totals - 2
Mar	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
Apr	4/6/20 - Rockets – Basra’s Burjisiya US company 4/18/20 - Rockets – Baghdad’s Nahrawan Chinese company
	April Totals – 2
May	5/6/20 - Rockets – Baghdad International Airport 5/19/20 - Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone
	May Total – 2
Jun	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
Jul	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 7/23/20 - Drone and bomb found – Jadriya, Baghdad 7/24/20 - Rockets – Baghdad’s Besmaya Base 7/27/20 - Rockets – Baghdad’s Camp Taji & 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
Aug	8/3/20 – Rockets - Baghdad’s Camp Taji/Meshada Dist 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, Rockets – Baghdad’s Camp Taji 8/14/20 - Rockets – Baghdad International Airport & 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 – 21 – 1 killed
Sep	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 & 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 & Diwaniya 9/15/20 - IED on UK diplomatic convoy – Baghdad & 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 & Babil 9/18/20 - IED American Inst for English Learning – Najaf & 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, Salahaddin & Babil 9/27/20 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil & 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 – 30 – 6 killed, 10 wounded
Oct	10/1/20 - Rocket at convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil, IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar & Diwaniya 10/5/20 - Rockets – Baghdad International Airport/Jadriya 10/11/20 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna 10/24/20 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Basra
	October Totals – 6
Nov	11/17/20 - Rockets – Baghdad's Green Zone 1 killed, 5 wounded
	November Totals – 1 – 1 killed, 5 wounded
Dec	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, Dhi Qar & 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
Jan, 2021	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 & 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 - Rockets – Baghdad International Airport/Jihad, IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil 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
Feb	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 - Rockets – Irbil Airport – 2 Killed, 8 Wounded, IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad 2/17/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar 2/18/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Basra & 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
Mar	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, Diwaniya & Muthanna 3/11/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar 3/13/21 – Rockets - Salahaddin’s Balad Air Base, IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya 3/15/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil 3/18/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya & 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 & Baghdad 3/29/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil & Dhi Qar 3/30/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar & Salahaddin 3/31/21 - IED dismantled – Diwaniya
	March Totals – 20
Apr	4/1/21 – IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad 4/4/21 – Rockets -  Salahaddin’s Balad Air Base, IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya 4/5/21 – IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil, Baghdad & Diwaniya 4/7/21 – IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar, Babil x2 & Salahaddin 4/8/21 – Rockets found – Anbar, Ain Al-Asad Base, IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil 4/13/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna 4/14/21 – Drone/Rockets – Irbil Airport, IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil, Dhi Qar 4/15/21 – Rockets – Dohuk Turkish Army Base – 1 Turk killed, 1 wounded 4/16/21 – IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar 4/17/21 – IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar 4/18/21 – Rockets – Salahaddin’s Balad Air Base – 5 wounded 4/22/21 – Rockets – Baghdad’s Camp Victory 4/25/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar 4/27/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar, Dhi Qar, Diwaniya 4/28/21 – Gunfire checkpoint – Anbar 4/29/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar
	April Totals – 20 – 1 Killed (Turk), 6 Wounded

 

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	-	-	-
Apr	12	13	3	4	-	-	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
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	-	-	-	-	-
Apr	7	4	3	2	1	3	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	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mar	2	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Apr	-	8	-	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	-	-	-	-	-
Apr	10	6	6	1	1	1	-	-	-

           

Security In Iraq 2019-20

Week	Security Incidents (Total/By IS)	Dead (Total/By IS)	Wounded (Total/By IS)
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
Apr 1-7	16/10	3	5
Apr 8-14	15/6	6	18
Apr 15-21	32/4	19	44
Apr 22-28	31/6	15	42
Apr 29-30	12/1	11	23
APR	107/27	54	132

 

Violence By Province Apr 2021

Province	Violence
Anbar	11/7 Pro-Iran Incidents 4 Killed 2 Civilians 2 ISF 1 Wounded 1 ISF   1 Shooting 7 IEDs 1 Mortar 1 Car Bomb Dismantled
Babil	8/5 Pro-Iran Incidents 2 Wounded 2 Hashd   2 Shootings 6 IEDs
Baghdad	7/3 Pro-Iran Incidents 7 Killed 1 ISF 6 Civilians 23 Wounded 2 ISF 21 Civilians   2 Shootings 3 IEDs 1 Car Bomb 1 Rockets
Dhi Qar	3 Pro-Iran Incidents   4 IEDs
Diwaniya	3 Pro-Iran Incidents   3 IEDs
Diyala	30 Incidents 13 Killed 3 Civilians 10 ISF 49 Wounded 2 Hashd 10 Civilians 37 ISF   12 Shootings 13 IEDs 4 Mortars
Dohuk	1 Pro-Iran Incident 1 Killed 1 Turkish Soldier 1 Wounded 1 Civilian   1 Rockets
Irbil	1 Pro-Iran Incident   1 Drone/Rocket
Kirkuk	14 Incidents 15 Killed 1 Civilian 1 Hashd 13 ISF 24 Wounded 5 Hashd 19 ISF   7 Shootings 4 IEDs 1 Suicide Bomber Killed
Muthanna	1 Pro-Iran Incident   1 IED
Ninewa	8 Incidents 4 Killed 1 Hashd 3 Civilians 18 Wounded 5 Hashd 13 Civilians   8 IEDs 1 Rockets
Salahaddin	19/3 Pro-Iran Incidents 10 Killed 4 Civilians 6 ISF 14 Wounded 7 ISF 7 Civilians   10 Shootings 6 IEDs 2 Rockets 1 Mortar
Sulaymaniya	1 Incident   1 Rockets

 

SOURCES

 

Al Aalem, "Sources: An armed faction was behind the attack on a police station near the Saudi border .. What is the reason?" 4/29/2921

 

AIN, "Anbar .. Seizing a booby-trapped car designed to target security forces," 4/17/21

 

Bas News, "Rockets Fired at Iraqi Base Housing US Forces," 4/23/21

- "Two Rockets Fired In Kifri District: Local Security Official," 4/18/21

 

NINA, "A Bus Carrying Members Of The PMF Comes Under Attack In Babylon," 4/10/21

- "The PMF Repel An ISIS Attack North Of Babylon," 4/24/21

- "Security media: A vehicle carrying missiles was found that was targeting Ain Al-Asad base," 4/8/21

- "Two members of the Popular Mobilization Forces were wounded north of Hilla," 4/6/21

 

NRT, "Five Wounded In Rocket Attack On Iraq Base Housing Americans," 4/18/21

- "Erbil Airbase Attacked With Drone Using TNT; Turkish Soldier Killed In Rocket Strikes Near Bashiqa," 4/15/21

 

Shafaaq News, "A mortar attack targeting an Iraqi army barracks west of Anbar," 4/18/21

- "Wounded in the bombing of a tower to transmit power in Mosul," 4/18/21

 

Al Sumaria, "New details about the Arar attack which overthrew security leaders," 4/28/21

- "Targeting an American base near Baghdad airport with Katyusha rockets," 4/22/21

 

Xinhua, "IS attacks 2 oil wells in northern Iraq: security source," 4/17/21

- "Update: 5 killed, 21 injured in car bomb explosion in Iraq's Baghdad," 4/15/21