There were only 6 incidents reported in Iraq from March 22-28. One was by a pro-Iran and the other 5 were by the Islamic State. This has been the general state of security in the country for the last 6 months.
Pro-Iran factions bombed another logistics convoy working for the Americans. This was in Dhi Qar. There have been 11 attacks by these groups in March which matches February’s total. All have been IEDs along with one rocket attack upon Balad Air Base in Salahaddin. It appears that these groups have been distracted by forming the next government which has led to a steady decline in their operations.
The Islamic State was responsible for just 5 incidents during the week. They did 6 the week before, 15 the second week of March and 4 the 1st week. IS incidents have been in the teens and single digits since September. This accounts for the fewest attacks since 2003.
The incidents occurred in Diyala (2), Kirkuk (1), and Ninewa (2).
Those resulted in 7 dead and 4 wounded. 2 soldiers and 5 civilians were killed and 3 more soldiers were injured along with 1 civilian.
Two of the 5 incidents resulted from old bombs going off. That meant there were only 3 actual attacks by IS from March 22-28. In Diyala a checkpoint was shot at and an IED went off outside a house belonging to a member of the security forces. In Kirkuk there was a gun battle with the army that left 2 soldiers dead and 2 wounded. The most gruesome incident was the beheading of four shepherds in Ninewa. As usual these attacks were all in rural areas of the country. They were also all defensive in nature meant to keep people out of their areas. It is another sign that the Islamic State is fading in Iraq.
Security Incidents In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
Mar 1-7 |
Mar 8-14 |
Mar 15-21 |
Mar 22-28 |
|
Babil |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Basra |
- |
- |
1 Pro-Iran |
- |
|
Dhi Qar |
1 Pro-Iran |
2 Pro-Iran |
- |
1 Pro-Iran |
|
Diwaniya |
1 Pro-Iran |
1 Pro-Iran |
- |
- |
|
Diyala |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
|
Irbil |
- |
1 Iran |
- |
- |
|
Kirkuk |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
Muthanna |
- |
- |
1 Pro-Iran |
- |
|
Ninewa |
- |
3 |
3 |
2 |
|
Salahaddin |
2/1 Pro-Iran |
2 |
3/2 Pro-Iran |
- |
|
TOTAL |
7/3Pro-Iran |
18/3 Pro-Iran/ 1 Iran |
10/4 Pro-Iran |
6/1 Pro-Iran |
Casualties In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
Mar 1-7 |
Mar 8-14 |
Mar 15-21 |
Mar 22-28 |
|
Babil |
- |
1 (1W) |
- |
- |
|
Diyala |
- |
5 (3K, 2W) |
- |
2 (2W) |
|
Irbil |
- |
1 (1W) |
- |
- |
|
Kirkuk |
1 (1K) |
1 (1W) |
5 (2K, 3W) |
4 (2K, 2W) |
|
Ninewa |
- |
4 (3K, 1W) |
4 (1K, 3W) |
5 (5K) |
|
Salahaddin |
- |
- |
2 (2K) |
- |
|
TOTAL |
1 (1K) |
12 (6K, 6W) |
11 (5K, 6W) |
11 (7K, 4W) |
Attacks by Pro-Iran Groups
|
|
January Totals 31 (9) – 3 Wounded |
|
2/1/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Dhi Qar |
|
2/3/22 |
Rockets – Turkish army base, Ninewa |
|
2/6/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya |
|
2/8/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Diwaniya |
|
2/9/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna |
|
2/10/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Salahaddin |
|
2/13/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Salahaddin |
|
|
2 IEDs dismantled – Muthanna |
|
2/19/22 |
Grenade – Taqadum office, Anbar |
|
2/22/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar, Babil, Dhi Qar |
|
|
IED dismantled – Muthanna |
|
|
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 |
|
|
March Totals 11 |
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 |
Violence By Province Mar 1-7, 2022
|
Province |
Violence |
2018 Avg |
2019 Avg |
2020 Avg |
2021 Avg |
2022 Avg |
|
Anbar |
- |
12.6 incidents/ month |
8.6 incidents/ month |
7.0 incidents/ month |
4.6 incidents/ month |
3.0 incidents/month |
|
Babil |
- |
4.0 incidents/month |
3.0 incidents/month |
2.75 incidents/month |
2.5 incidents/month |
2.0 incidents/month |
|
Baghdad |
- |
33.0 incidents/month |
11.6 incidents/month |
7.3 incidents/month |
5.6 incidents/ month |
3.0 incidents/month |
|
Dhi Qar |
1 Pro-Iran Incident
1 IED |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diyala |
2 Incidents 2 Wounded 1 Civilian 1 ISF
1 Shooting 1 IED |
34.5 incidents/month |
30.0 incidents/month |
30.6 incidents/month |
23.2 incidents/month |
11.5 incidents/month |
|
Kirkuk |
1 Incident 2 Killed 2 ISF 2 Wounded 2 ISF
1 Shooting |
36.5 incidents/month |
18.6 incidents/month |
13.9 incidents/month |
11.6 incidents/month |
7.0 Incidents/month |
|
Ninewa |
2 Incidents 5 Killed 5 Civilians
1 IED |
20.0 incidents/month |
14.0 incidents/month |
10.6 incidents/month |
8.4 incidents/month |
5.5 incidents/month |
|
Salahaddin |
- |
21.7 incidents/month |
10.6 incidents/month |
11.2 incidents/month |
11.5 incidents/month |
4.5 incidents/month |
SOURCES
Bas News, "IS Beheads Four Shepherds in North of Iraq," 3/26/22
NINA, "An explosion targeted the house of an officer in the Ministry of Interior in Diyala," 3/27/22
NRT, "Two Members Of Iraqi Army Killed In Clash With ISIS Militants In Kirkuk," 3/26/22
Reuters, "Rockets fall in Iraq's Balad air base leaving no damage: Report," 3/18/22
Shafaq News, "An explosion kills a shepherd in Tal Afar," 3/23/22
- "An explosion targets a convoy of support for the international coalition in southern Iraq," 3/27/22
- "A soldier was wounded in an ISIS attack on a security point north of Diyala," 3/23/22
Al Sumaria, "4 members injured in clashes with ISIS in Kirkuk," 3/26/22
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