The Islamic State’s annual Ramadan offensive continued while incidents by pro-Iran groups dipped.
Groups linked with Tehran only carried out 2 incidents from April 15-21. Convoys working for the U.S. were bombed in Baghdad and Diwaniya. The week before these factions were responsible for 7 incidents and 8 the first week of April. There have been 15 incidents total by these groups versus 12 in March and 11 in February. Attacks picked up as talks to form a new government stalled.
There were 22 incidents by the Islamic State during the week. That was the highest figure since the second week of September 2021. There were 14 incidents during the 2nd week of April and 8 the first week. The jump in attacks was due to the annual Ramadan campaign. This broke the downward trend the group had shown over the last 7 months when it was down to single digit attacks each week, the lowest since 2003. Despite the new offensive the insurgency is still in decline.
In Anbar there were two incidents. A checkpoint was attacked in the Akashat area and there was a gun battle in Rutba both in the western half of the province. These are along smuggling routes the militants use to bring in people and material from Syria.
The Jurf al-Sakhr district in northeast Babil was targeted again with an IED and a shootout. This is a favorite area for the militants because it is a large Kataib Hezbollah base surrounded by army units.
There were two rare attacks in Baghdad. Both of which occurred in Tarmiya in the north. The area is a long time IS base. That last time there were any incidents in the capital was at the end of January.
Diyala had the most incidents during the week with 8. There was only one offensive operation when IS blew up a Shiite shrine in the Muqdadiya district in the center. The rest were the usual mix of shootings and IEDs.
The three incidents in Kirkuk, an IED was dismantled and two shootings, all took place in the south as usual which IS was never expelled from during the war.
Of the five incidents in Salahaddin only one was offensive when IS attacked a Hashd base. The rest were IEDs and small scale shootings.
Despite the large increase in incidents only 3 of them were offensive in nature. Almost all the rest with the exception of some IS elements being intercepted by the security forces trying to infiltrate into an area, were defensive aimed at keeping people and the government forces out of IS bases. All of the incidents were also in rural areas of the country. This shows that even when IS launches a new campaign it is largely restricted to the places it already operates in and doesn’t have the men or resources to do much more other than increase the number of attacks there. This is another sign that IS is on its way out in Iraq.
Security Incidents In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
Apr 1-7 |
Apr 8-14 |
Apr 15-21 |
|
Anbar |
- |
4/1 Pro-Iran |
2 |
|
Babil |
1 |
1 Pro-Iran |
2 |
|
Baghdad |
1 Pro-Iran |
1 Pro-Iran |
3/1 Pro-Iran |
|
Dhi Qar |
1 Pro-Iran |
1 Pro-Iran |
- |
|
Diwaniya |
- |
1 Pro-Iran |
1 Pro-Iran |
|
Diyala |
1 |
3 |
8 |
|
Dohuk |
- |
1 Pro-Iran |
- |
|
Irbil |
1 Pro-Iran |
- |
- |
|
Kirkuk |
2 |
6 |
3 |
|
Muthanna |
1 Pro-Iran |
- |
- |
|
Ninewa |
6/3 Pro-Iran |
1 |
- |
|
Salahaddin |
2/1 Pro-Iran |
2/1 Pro-Iran |
5 |
|
TOTAL |
16/8 Pro-Iran |
21/7 Pro-Iran |
24/2 Pro-Iran |
Casualties In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
Apr 1-7 |
Apr 8-14 |
Apr 15-21 |
|
Anbar |
- |
6 (3K, 3W) |
2 (1K, 1W) |
|
Babil |
1 (1W) |
- |
3 (3W) |
|
Baghdad |
- |
- |
1 (1W) |
|
Diyala |
- |
4 (1K, 3W) |
19 (6K, 13W) |
|
Kirkuk |
- |
15 (3K, 12W) |
1 (1W) |
|
Ninewa |
5 (5W) |
- |
- |
|
Salahaddin |
- |
8 (1K, 7W) |
6 (3K, 3W) |
|
TOTAL |
6 (6W) |
33 (8K, 25W) |
32 (10K, 22W) |
Attacks by Pro-Iran Groups
|
|
February Totals 11 (3) |
|
3/1/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar, Diwaniya |
|
3/4/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Salahaddin |
|
3/8/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar |
|
3/13/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar, Diwaniya |
|
3/15/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Basra, Muthanna, Salahaddin |
|
3/18/22 |
Rockets – Balad Air Base, Salahaddin |
|
3/27/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar |
|
3/30/22 |
Rockets – Turkish army base, Ninewa |
|
|
March Totals 12 |
|
4/3/22 |
Rockets – Turkish army base, Ninewa |
|
|
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna, Salahaddin |
|
4/4/22 |
Rockets – Turkish army base, Ninewa |
|
4/5/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad |
|
4/6/22 |
Rockets – Turkish army base, Ninewa |
|
|
Rockets – Khabat, Irbil |
|
4/7/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar |
|
4/8/22 |
Drone Shot Down – Ain Al-Assad Base, Anbar |
|
4/10/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar, Diwaniya, Salahaddin |
|
|
Drone Strike - Dohuk |
|
4/13/22 |
Rockets Discovered - Baghdad |
|
4/14/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil |
|
4/17/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya |
|
4/21/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Baghdad |
|
|
April Totals 15 (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 |
|
Jan 8-14 |
35/21 |
3 |
18 |
|
Jan 15-21 |
12/5 |
17 |
12 |
|
Jan 22-28 |
16/3 |
8 |
19 |
|
Jan 29-31 |
6/2 |
2 |
6 |
|
JAN |
87/41 |
33 |
59 |
|
Feb 1-7 |
11/3 |
1 |
10 |
|
Feb 8-14 |
14/6 |
8 |
3 |
|
Feb 15-21 |
9/1 |
- |
11 |
|
Feb 22-28 |
8/4 |
1 |
5 |
|
FEB |
42/14 |
10 |
29 |
|
Mar 1-7 |
7/3 |
1 |
- |
|
Mar 8-14 |
18/3/1 |
6 |
5 |
|
Mar 15-21 |
10/4 |
5 |
6 |
|
Mar 22-28 |
6/1 |
7 |
4 |
|
Mar 29-31 |
4/1 |
- |
5 |
|
MAR |
46/12/1 |
19 |
21 |
|
Apr 1-7 |
16/8 |
- |
6 |
|
Apr 8-14 |
21/7 |
8 |
25 |
|
Apr 15-22 |
22/2 |
10 |
22 |
Violence By Province Apr 15-21, 2022
|
Province |
Violence |
2018 Avg |
2019 Avg |
2020 Avg |
2021 Avg |
2022 Avg |
|
Anbar |
2 Incidents 1 Killed 1 Hashd 1 Wounded 1 Hashd
2 Shootings |
12.6 incidents/ month |
8.6 incidents/ month |
7.0 incidents/ month |
4.6 incidents/ month |
2.0 incidents/month |
|
Babil |
2 Incidents 3 Wounded 3 Hashd
1 Shooting 1 IED |
4.0 incidents/month |
3.0 incidents/month |
2.75 incidents/month |
2.5 incidents/month |
1.6 incidents/month |
|
Baghdad |
3/1 Pro-Iran Incident 1 Wounded 1 ISF
1 Shooting 2 IEDs |
33.0 incidents/month |
11.6 incidents/month |
7.3 incidents/month |
5.6 incidents/ month |
2.0 incidents/month |
|
Diwaniya |
1 Pro-Iran Incident
1 IED |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diyala |
8 Incidents 6 Killed 2 ISF 4 Hashd 13 Wounded 2 Hashd 4 ISF 7 Civilians
5 Shootings 4 IEDs |
34.5 incidents/month |
30.0 incidents/month |
30.6 incidents/month |
23.2 incidents/month |
11.0 incidents/month |
|
Kirkuk |
3 Incidents 1 Wounded 1 ISF
2 Shootings 1 IED |
36.5 incidents/month |
18.6 incidents/month |
13.9 incidents/month |
11.6 incidents/month |
7.3 Incidents/month |
|
Ninewa |
- |
20.0 incidents/month |
14.0 incidents/month |
10.6 incidents/month |
8.4 incidents/month |
7.0 incidents/month |
|
Salahaddin |
5 Incidents 3 Killed 1 Civilian 2 Hashd 3 Wounded 1 ISF 2 Civilians
3 Shootings 2 IEDs |
21.7 incidents/month |
10.6 incidents/month |
11.2 incidents/month |
11.5 incidents/month |
4.3 incidents/month |
SOURCES
Bas News, "IS Detonates a Shrine in Iraq," 4/18/22
Chalak, Chenar, "Iraqi soldier, ISIS members killed in clashes in Anbar," Rudaw, 4/19/22
Iraq Newspaper, "Targeting a security point in Anbar by the terrorist ISIS," 4/19/22
NINA, "An Attempt, To Infiltrate A Terrorist Cell In Hawi Al-Azim In Diyala, Thwarted," 4/21/22
- "The Body Of A Terrorist Found After Armed Clashes In Tuz Khurmatu," 4/21/22
- "A convoy of logistical support for the International Coalition forces was targeted with an explosive device, south of Baghdad," 4/21/22
- "An ISIS attack on a police station foiled in Diyala," 4/22/22
- "The PMF Thwart An Attack North Of Babylon," 4/20/22
- "The Popular Mobilization Forces thwart an ISIS attack southwest of Kirkuk," 4/21/22
- "A soldier was wounded south of Kirkuk," 4/21/22
- "Three Fighters Of PMF Wounded In An IED Explosion North Of Babylon," 4/21/22
- "Thwarting an ISIS attack on a military post east of Baqubah," 4/20/22
- "Tribal crowd repels ISIS attack west of Anbar," 4/20/22
- "Two Soldiers Wounded In IED's Explosion Northeast Of Baquba," 4/20/22
NRT, "At Least Four Killed In ISIS Attack On Hashd Al-Ashayiri In Diyala Village," 4/20/22
Shafaq News, "An explosion targets the passage of a support convoy for the International Coalition in southern Iraq," 4/18/22
- "Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi mourns two of its fighters from a terrorist attack in Salahaddin," 4/16/22
- "An Iraqi soldier was wounded by sniper fire in Salahaddin," 4/18/22
- "ISIS attacks thermal cameras for the Iraqi army in Baghdad," 4/19/22
- "A shepherd fell victim and injured another in an explosion in Salahaddin," 4/15/22
- "A soldier was wounded and a civilian was killed in two explosions north of Baghdad," 4/20/22
Al Sumaria, "A civilian was killed in a bomb explosion west of Tikrit," 4/15/22
- "Thwarting a terrorist plot to target the security forces in Kirkuk," 4/18/22
Xinhua, "2 members of Iraq's Hashd Shaabi paramilitary killed in IS attack," 4/20/22
- "2 soldiers killed when defusing bomb in Iraq," 4/17/22
No comments:
Post a Comment