Attacks by the Islamic State in Iraq declined for the second week. There was a spike at the end of April for the annual Ramadan offensive, but it appears that might be over already in the shortest campaign by the group. On the other hand pro-Iran factions are continuing their operations against the United States.
There were a total of 20 incidents recorded in Iraq from May 22-28. 9 of those were by groups working with Iran while 11 were by the Islamic State.
There were 3 deaths and 24 wounded during the week. 1 civilian and 2 members of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) were killed and 10 ISF and 14 civilians were injured. Anbar had the most casualties with 12.
Pro-Iran groups hit convoys working for the U.S. in Anbar, Babil, Dhi Qar, Diwaniya, and Muthanna twice. One person was wounded in the incident in Anbar. A roadside bomb was found in Diwaniya as well and disarmed. Rockets were also fired at the Ain Al-Asad base in Anbar, and rockets were discovered in a Baghdad neighborhood and dismantled. There have been a total of 24 incidents by these groups in May. There were 27 the month before. These harassing attacks are meant to limit the movement of U.S. forces in Iraq and their cooperation with the Iraqi forces. They have also recently led American contractors servicing the Iraqi Air Force’s F-16s to leave which will make the planes mostly inoperable.
Islamic State attacks occurred in Anbar (2), Babil (1), Baghdad (2), Diyala (1), Kirkuk (2), Ninewa (1), and Salahaddin (2).
During the first week of May there were 28 attacks by the Islamic State, followed by 25 the next week. Then they dropped to 13 from May 15-21 and just 11 from May 22-28. This could mark the end of IS’s Ramadan offensive. If so it only lasted for one month. That would be the latest sign that the organization is barely holding on in Iraq. Weapons caches are constantly found by the Iraqi forces. The U.S. says it has a large amount of cash. The group could be holding off on large operations while it tries to rebuild. It’s showing over the last year however might mean it simply doesn’t have the assets to carry out attacks even if it wanted to.
The biggest incident of the week was a car bomb in the Haditha district of Anbar. That wounded 9 people. After that there was a shootout in northern Baghdad that led to the death of one soldier, and another in southern Kirkuk that wounded 3 police. After that everything else were IEDs and low level shootings. The vehicle bomb was a rarity. There was one during the third week of April that marked the start of IS’s campaign. Those were the only two for the year. Before that there hadn’t been one since September 2020. During its previous low points the group was always able to deploy a steady pace of car bombs across central Iraq. Now those have almost disappeared once again showing how far the groups has fallen.
Security Incidents In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
May 1-7 |
May 8-14 |
May 15-21 |
May 22-28 |
|
Anbar |
3/2 Pro-Iran |
5/3 Pro-Iran |
- |
4/2 Pro-Iran |
|
Babil |
2/1 Pro-Iran |
1 |
- |
2/1 Pro-Iran |
|
Baghdad |
3/1 Pro-Iran |
2 |
- |
3/1 Pro-Iran |
|
Basra |
1 Pro-Iran |
- |
- |
- |
|
Dhi Qar |
- |
1 Pro-Iran |
1 Pro-Iran |
1 Pro-Iran |
|
Diwaniya |
- |
1 Pro-Iran |
1 Pro-Iran |
2 Pro-Iran |
|
Diyala |
9 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
|
Irbil |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Kirkuk |
10 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
|
Muthanna |
1 Pro-Iran |
- |
- |
2 Pro-Iran |
|
Ninewa |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
Salahaddin |
3/2 Pro-Iran |
6 |
2 |
2 |
|
TOTAL |
36/8 Pro-Iran |
30/5 Pro-Iran |
15/2 Pro-Iran |
20/9 Pro-Iran |
Casualties In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
May 1-7 |
May 8-14 |
May 15-21 |
May 22-28 |
|
Anbar |
5 (2K, 3W) |
2 (2K) |
- |
12 (12W) |
|
Babil |
2 (1K, 1W) |
- |
- |
- |
|
Baghdad |
12 (12K) |
- |
- |
2 (2K) |
|
Diyala |
7 (2K, 5W) |
9 (1K, 8W) |
1 (1K) |
2 (2W) |
|
Irbil |
- |
2 (1K, 1W) |
- |
- |
|
Kirkuk |
35 (15K, 20W) |
8 (2K, 6W) |
1 (1K) |
7 (1K, 6W) |
|
Ninewa |
4 (1K, 3W) |
1 (1W) |
3 (3W) |
2 (2W) |
|
Salahaddin |
5 (5W) |
17 (8K, 9W) |
1 (1K) |
2 (2W) |
|
TOTAL |
70 (33K, 37W) |
39 (14K, 25W) |
6 (3K, 3W) |
27 (3K, 24W) |
Attacks by Pro-Iran Groups 2021
|
|
Date - Incident - Location |
|
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 |
|
May |
5/2/21 – Rockets – Baghdad’s International Airport, IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil, Muthanna 5/3/21 – Rockets – Salahaddin’s Balad Air Base – 1 wounded 5/4/21 – Rockets – Anbar’s Ain Al-Asad Base, IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Basra 5/6/21 – IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar, Salahaddin 5/8/21 – Rockets – Anbar’s Ain Al-Asad Base 5/11/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya 5/13/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar 5/14/21 - IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar 5/18/21 – IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar, Diwaniya 5/23/21 – IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar – 1 wounded, Babil, Dhi Qar, Diwaniya, Muthanna 5/24/21 – Rockets – Anbar’ Ain Al-Asad Base 5/27/21 – IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna, Diwaniya 5/28/21 – Rockets dismantled - Baghdad |
|
|
May Totals – 24 – 2 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 |
- |
- |
|
May |
15 |
5 |
3 |
8 |
- |
2 |
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 |
- |
- |
|
May |
13 |
6 |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
|
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 |
- |
- |
- |
|
May |
9 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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 |
|
May 1-7 |
36/8 |
33 |
37 |
|
May 8-14 |
30/5 |
14 |
25 |
|
May 15-21 |
15/2 |
3 |
3 |
|
May 22-28 |
29/9 |
3 |
24 |
Violence By Province May 22-28, 2021
|
Province |
Violence |
|
Anbar |
4/2 Pro-Iran Incidents 12 Wounded 2 ISF 10 Civilians
2 IEDs 1 Car Bomb 1 Rocket |
|
Babil |
2/1 Pro-Iran
1 IED 1 Motorcycle Bomb Dismantled |
|
Baghdad |
3/1 Pro-Iran Incidents 2 Killed 1 Civilian 1 ISF
2 Shootings 1 Rockets |
|
Dhi Qar |
1 Pro-Iran Incident
1 IED |
|
Diwaniya |
2 Pro-Iran Incidents
2 IEDs |
|
Diyala |
1 Incident 2 Wounded 2 Civilians
1 IED |
|
Kirkuk |
2 Incidents 1 Killed 1 ISF 6 Wounded 6 ISF
1 Shooting 1 IED |
|
Muthanna |
2 Pro-Iran Incidents
2 IEDs |
|
Ninewa |
1 Incident 2 Wounded 2 Civilians
1 IED |
|
Salahaddin |
2 Incidents 2 Wounded 2 ISF
1 Shooting 1 IED |
SOURCES
Bas News, "Iraq: Two Bomb Blasts Hit US-led Coalition Convoys," 5/23/21
- "Iraqi Officer Killed by Roadside Bomb Blast in Kirkuk," 5/27/21
- "An ISIS attack thwarted north of Salah al-Din," 5/26/21
- "A man and a child were wounded by an explosive device, south of Mosul," 5/26/21
- "Three Iraqi Policemen Injured While Repelling IS Attack in Kirkuk," 5/24/21
Al Bawaba, "Roadside Bomb Target Four US Convoys in Iraq," 5/23/21
NINA, "The assassination of a civilian activist north of Baghdad," 5/22/21
- "A motorcycle bomb was seized in the city of Hilla," 5/25/21
- "Two civilians injured in an explosive device explosion east of Baqubah," 5/23/21
Reuters, "Iraq's Ain al-Asad base, where US forces work, attacked with rocket: US Coalition," 5/24/21
Shafaaq News, "The army repels an ISIS attack and kills one of its members north of Baghdad," 5/28/21
- "A bomb exploded on Iraqi forces, leaving two wounded in Anbar," 5/28/21
- "A bombing targets a logistical convoy of the International Coalition in southern Iraq," 5/27/21
- "Thwarting an attack on the international coalition in Diwaniya … and destroying ISIS targets in Diyala," 5/27/21
- "Two Iraqi soldiers were injured in an explosion east of Salahaddin," 5/27/21
Al Sumaria, "Pictured: A missile launcher dismantled in Baghdad," 5/28/21
- "Wounded in a car bomb explosion in Anbar," 5/25/21
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