Security In Iraq Oct 15-21 2021

Violence declined in Iraq during the third week of October. Islamic State attacks were down to single digits. On the other hand pro-Iran groups are active once again.

 

There were just 9 security incidents reported in Iraq from October 15-21 in the media. 7 of those were by the Islamic State in Anbar (1), Baghdad (1), Diyala (1), Kirkuk (2), and Ninewa (2).

 

Those led to 3 dead civilians and 2 wounded from the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF).

 

2 incidents were by pro-Iran groups. They hit a convoy working for the United States with an IED in Dhi Qar. 3 more bombs were discovered and dismantled in Babil. With the elections over it appears that these factions are back to work.

 

In western Anbar the insurgents attacked a checkpoint in the Rutba district. A Hashd al-Shaabi base was hit by mortar fire in Latifiya in southern Baghdad. IS restarted operations in the north, but occasionally operates in the south as well. Diyala is usually the most violent province in the country but attacks have gone from 7 the first week of October to 2 the next to just one this week when a checkpoint was shot at that wounded 2 policemen. The militants burned three cars in a town and a man’s body was discovered after he’d been kidnapped both in the Daquq district in southern Kirkuk. That area has IS bases but incidents wildly fluctuate week to week. In Ninewa two men were shot down and killed.

 

IS launched two offensives this year as usual one for Ramadan and the other during the summer. During the winter attacks decrease and that’s what’s happening in October.

 

Security Incidents In Iraq By Province

Province	Oct 1-7	Oct 8-14	Oct 15-21
Anbar	1	-	1
Babil	-	-	1 Pro-Iran
Baghdad	1	1	1
Basra	-	1 Pro-Iran	-
Dhi Qar	-	-	1 Pro-Iran
Diyala	7	2	1
Kirkuk	2	5	2
Ninewa	1	3	2
Salahaddin	5	2	-
TOTAL	17	14/1 Pro-Iran	9/2 Pro-Iran

 

Casualties In Iraq By Province

Province	Oct 1-7	Oct 8-14	Oct 15-21
Baghdad	1 (1K)	2 (2W)	-
Diyala	8 (5K, 3W)	3 (3W)	2 (2W)
Kirkuk	4 (4W)	5 (2K, 3W)	1 (1K)
Ninewa	2 (2W)	1 (1K)	2 (2K)
Salahaddin	18 (5K, 13W)	6 (1K, 5W)	-
TOTAL	33 (11K, 22W)	17 (4K, 13W)	5 (3K, 2W)

 

	August Totals – 28 (2) – 3 Fijians killed
9/4/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil, Diwaniya
9/6/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil
9/8/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya
9/11/21	Drone – Irbil International Airport
9/12/12	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna
9/21/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar
9/22/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil, Baghdad
9/25/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar
	Rockets – Turkish Base, Ninewa
	September Totals – 11
10/13/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US - Basra
10/19/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar
10/21/21	3 IEDs dismantled – Babil
	October Totals – 2 (1)

 

Security In Iraq 2021

Week	Security Incidents (Total/By IS)	Dead (Total/By IS)	Wounded (Total/By IS)
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	31/5	14	25
May 15-21	15/2	3	3
May 22-28	20/9	3	24
May 29-31	11	6	11
MAY	113/24	59	100
Jun 1-7	12/5	6	29
Jun 8-14	22/10	7	7
Jun 15-21	24/4	14	14
Jun 22-28	19/2	10	17
Jun 29-30	5	-	21
JUN	83/21	36	87
Jul 1-7	38/9	11	35
Jul 8-14	25/4	7	17
Jul 15-21	20/1	48	75
Jul 22-28	10/1	10	7
Jul 29-31	16/5	30	30
JUL	110/20	106	164
Aug 1-7	44/5	12	19
Aug 8-14	31/6	17	23
Aug 15-21	25/8	12	18
Aug 22-28	21/9	8	10
Aug 29-31	12/2	5	12
AUG	133/30	54	82
Sep 1-7	21/3	12	24
Sep 8-14	28/3	24	36
Sep 15-21	13/1	5	17
Sep 22-28	17/4	13	9
Sep 29-30	2	-	-
SEP	81/11	54	86
Oct 1-7	17	11	22
Oct 8-14	14/1	4	13
Oct 15-21	9/2	3	2

 

Violence By Province Oct 15-21 2021

Province	Violence	2018 Avg	2019 Avg	2020 Avg	2021 Avg
Anbar	1 Incident   1 Shooting	12.6 incidents/ month	8.6 incidents/ month	7.0 incidents/ month	5.4 incidents/ month
Babil	1 Pro-Iran Incident   1 IED	4.0 incidents/month	3.0 incidents/month	2.75 incidents/month	2.1 incidents/month
Baghdad	1 Incident   1 Mortar	33.0 incidents/month	11.6 incidents/month	7.3 incidents/month	6.6 incidents/month
Dhi Qar	1 Pro-Iran Incident   3 IEDs dismantled
Diyala	1 Incident 2 Wounded 2 ISF   1 Shooting	34.5 incidents/month	30.0 incidents/month	30.6 incidents/month	23.0 incidents/month
Kirkuk	2 Incidents 1 Killed 1 Civilian	36.5 incidents/month	18.6 incidents/month	13.9 incidents/month	12.2 incidents/month
Ninewa	2 Incidents 2 Killed 2 Civilians   2 Shootings	20.0 incidents/month	14.0 incidents/month	10.6 incidents/month	8.5 incidents/month
Salahaddin	-	21.7 incidents/month	10.6 incidents/month	11.2 incidents/month	9.3 incidents/month

 

SOURCES

 

Bas News, "Body of Civilian Found South of Kirkuk after Abduction by IS," 10/17/21

NINA, "A civilian was killed by gunmen in western Mosul,"10/21/21

- "A Convoy Of Logistical Support For The Int'l Coalition Targeted With An IED In Dhi Qar," 10/19/21

- "ISIS burns three vehicles belonging to civilians south of Kirkuk," 10/16/21

- "Two policemen were injured and a vehicle destroyed in an ISIS attack on a security point south of Baquba," 10/18/21

- "Unidentified gunman assassinate a generator worker south of Mosul," 10/16/21

 

Shafaq News, "Bombing targets a crowd headquarters near Baghdad," 10/19/21

- "ISIS militants attack a village in Anbar," 10/21/21

 

Al Sumaria, "Thwarting an attempt to target logistical support columns with three bombs in Babylon (photos)," 10/21/21