Security In Iraq Jan 1-7, 2022

The new year saw just as many incidents by pro-Iran groups as the Islamic State. While the latter is still in its winter break the former has started a new campaign against the U.S. and Turkish presence in Iraq.

 

There was a total of 18 incidents recorded in Iraq from January 1-7. Overall incidents have been at that level since the middle of September 2021.

 

There were 9 incidents by pro-Iran groups. Convoys working for the U.S. were bombed in Baghdad, Babil twice and Muthanna, while rockets were fired at Camp Victory in Baghdad and Ain Al-Asad base in Anbar. The Americans also shot down drones over Baghdad International Airport and Ain al-Asad. Finally a Turkish army base in northern Ninewa was struck with missiles as well. At the end of 2021 the Americans announced that all its combat troops had withdrawn from the country. It still has forces aiding the Iraqi military which these Resistance factions want out. They also consider Ankara’s presence in the north a second occupation and have been attacking them as well lately.

 

There were 9 incidents by the Islamic State in Baghdad (1), Diyala (4), Kirkuk (2), Ninewa (1) and Salahaddin (1). IS has wound down its attacks since the summer as it has done almost every winter.

 

Those left thee dead made up of one civilians, one Hashd al-Shaabi and one member of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF). Another four were wounded consisting of one peshmerga and three ISF. Those casualties were spread across Baghdad, Diyala, Kirkuk, and Ninewa. This was one of the smallest weekly totals, and another sign that the insurgency is in hibernation currently.

 

All the attacks during the week were small in scale. In Madain in the outer south of Baghdad province an IED went off that left two army casualties. A checkpoint was shot at in the Tal Afar district of western Ninewa killing one Hashd, another in Kirkuk that left a Peshmerga injured, and a third in northern Diyala. Rockets were fired at a Peshmerga position in the Dibs district of Kirkuk, and infiltration attempts were foiled in eastern Salahaddin and northern Diyala. An bomb wounded two police and there was a shooting in the latter province as well. These incidents represent IS’s activities in Iraq for the last two years. They are mostly aimed at keeping civilians and the security forces out of Islamic State controlled areas such as southern Kirkuk and central and northeastern Diyala. One change is that the insurgents have also been hitting northwest Diyala recently along the Salahaddin border. It appears it wants to establish de facto control over the area which it has mostly used for logistics lately.

 

Security Incidents In Iraq By Province

Province	Jan 1-7
Anbar	2 Pro-Iran
Babil	2 Pro-Iran
Baghdad	4/3 Pro-Iran
Diyala	4
Kirkuk	2
Muthanna	1 Pro-Iran
Ninewa	2/1 Pro-Iran
Salahaddin	1
TOTAL	18/9 Pro-Iran

 

Casualties In Iraq By Province

Province	Jan 1-7
Baghdad	2 (1K, 1W)
Diyala	3 (1K, 2W)
Kirkuk	1 (1W)
Ninewa	1 (1K)
TOTAL	7 (3K, 4W)

 

	November Totals – 10 (2) – 6 Wounded
12/5/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya
12/7/21	Motorcycle Bomb ISF – 4 killed, 4 Wounded
12/9/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil
12/12/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil, Dhi Qar, Diwaniya
12/16/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil, IED dismantled - Babil
12/18/21	IED dismantled - Babil
12/19/21	Rockets – Baghdad’s Green Zone
	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar
12/21/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil, Basra, Diwaniya
12/22/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad
12/23/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil, Salahaddin
12/26/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad, Diwaniya
12/27/21	Rockets – Turkish army base, Ninewa
	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya
12/28/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar
12/29/21	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar
	December Totals 21 (2) – 4 Killed, 4 Wounded
1/2/22	Rockets – Turkish army base, Ninewa
1/3/22	2 Drones shot down – Baghdad International Airport
1/4/22	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad
	Drone shot down – Ain al-Asad Base, Anbar
1/5/22	Rockets – Camp Victory, Baghdad
	Rockets – Ain al-Asad Base, Anbar
	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna, Babil
1/6/22	IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil
	January Totals 7 (2)

 

Security In Iraq 2021-22

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
Oct 22-28	21/1/1	36	42
Oct 29-31	11/1	7	7
OCT	72/6/1	61	86
Nov 1-7	20/2	3	20
Nov 8-14	15/1	11	18
Nov 15-21	14/4	2	4
Nov 22-28	15/4	10	14
Nov 29-30	3/1	1	3
NOV	67/12	27	59
Dec 1-7	17/2	29	22
Dec 8-14	14/4	4	6
Dec 15-21	22/8	11	12
Dec 22-28	18/8	11	27
Dec 29-31	7/1	5	4
DEC	78/23	56	67
Jan 1-7, 2022	18/9	3	4

 

Violence By Province Jan 1-7, 2022

Province	Violence	2018 Avg	2019 Avg	2020 Avg	2021 Avg
Anbar	2 Pro-Iran Incidents   2 IEDs	12.6 incidents/ month	8.6 incidents/ month	7.0 incidents/ month	4.6 incidents/ month
Babil	2 Pro-Iran Incidents   2 IEDs	4.0 incidents/month	3.0 incidents/month	2.75 incidents/month	2.5 incidents/month
Baghdad	4/3 Pro-Iran Incidents 1 Killed 1 ISF 1 Wounded 1 ISF   2 IEDs 1 Rockets 2 Drones	33.0 incidents/month	11.6 incidents/month	7.3 incidents/month	5.6 incidents/ month
Diyala	4 Incidents 1 Killed 1 Civilian 2 Wounded 2 ISF   3 Shootings 1 IED	34.5 incidents/month	30.0 incidents/month	30.6 incidents/month	22.8 incidents/month
Kirkuk	2 Incidents 1 Wounded 1 Peshmerga   1 Shooting 1 Rockets	36.5 incidents/month	18.6 incidents/month	13.9 incidents/month	11.6 incidents/month
Muthanna	1 Pro-Iran Incident   1 IED
Ninewa	2/1 Pro-Iran Incidents 1 Killed 1 Hashd   1 Shooting 1 Rockets	20.0 incidents/month	14.0 incidents/month	10.6 incidents/month	8.4 incidents/month
Salahaddin	1 Incident   1 Shooting	21.7 incidents/month	10.6 incidents/month	11.2 incidents/month	11.5 incidents/month

 

SOURCES

 

Bas News, "Convoy Carrying Coalition Supplies Hit by Roadside Bomb in Baghdad," 1/4/22

 

NINA, "Thwarting an infiltration attempt by ISIS in Mutaibija, in Salah al-Din Governorate," 1/6/22

 

NRT, "Coalition Airbase Comes Under Attack Again In Anbar," 1/5/22

- "Drones Shot Down Targeting Coalition Airbase In Anbar," 1/4/22

- "Peshmerga Forces Unharmed after Katyusha Rocket Attack in Prde: Ministry," 1/7/22

- "Peshmerga Member Wounded In Sniper Attack On Barricades In Kirkuk," 1/7/22

- "Rocket Launcher Discovered After

 

Shafaq News, "In less than an hour, a second attack targets the coalition in Babylon," 1/5/22

- "Missile targets a Turkish military base in Iraq," 1/2/22

- "A new attack targeting the international coalition in southern Iraq," 1/5/22

- "Ninewa .. A terrorist attack targets a popular crowd checkpoint and causes a victim," 1/4/22

- "The second in 24 hours … ISIS attacks the crowd in Diyala," 1/1/22

- "The third attack within hours .. A bomb exploded on a convoy of logistical support for the coalition in Babylon," 1/6/22

 

Sotaliraq, "In Diyala … Unidentified gunmen shoot and kill a citizen," 1/7/22

- "Iraq: One soldier was killed and another wounded in an explosion near Baghdad," 1/5/22

- "The Popular Mobilization Forces thwart an ISIS attack on a security point north of Baqubah," 1/2/22

 

Al Sumaria, "Two members of the Federal Police were injured by an explosive device between Diyala and Nahrawan - Urgent," 1/5/22