The security situation remained stable for another week in Iraq. There were roughly the same number of incidents from the second to third week of June and those were at a very low level.
There were a total of 10 security incidents reported in the media in Iraq from June 15-21. That compared to 12 incidents the week before and 6 the 1st week of the month.
There were 2 attacks by pro-Iran groups. Rockets were fired at a Turkish base in Ninewa which has been targeted every month now and 2 IEDs went off at the gate of the Iraqi intelligence service in Baghdad. This came after Kataib Hezbollah claimed that the agency was involved in the deaths of Hashd leader Abu Muhandis and Iranian Quds Force commander General Qasim Suleimani. These accusations have been going on for some time and factions allied with Tehran have attacked intel personnel before.
There were 8 incidents by the Islamic State in Diyala (6) and Salahaddin (2). They resulted in 5 killed made up of 2 Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and 3 civilians and 2 wounded ISF.
In Diyala there were three shootings, a body of a man was found after he was kidnapped, and an army patrol was hit by an IED. 5 of the 6 incidents took place in the Muqdadiya district in the center of the province which is one of the main bases of the insurgents in the country. The sixth was in the northeast along the Salahaddin border which has been under de facto control of IS for years.
A village was attacked in the Tuz Kharmato district of eastern Salahaddin and an IED was dismantled along the highway to Baghdad. The former was the only offensive operation by the militants during the week.
As usual all Islamic State activity was in rural and mountainous regions of Iraq. There were almost all defensive in action and none took place in a city. 14 of the 23 weeks since the start of 2022 have experienced single digits in security incidents another sign of how far IS has fallen from its heyday.
Security Incidents In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
Jun 1-7 |
Jun 8-14 |
Jun 15-21 |
|
Anbar |
- |
1 |
- |
|
Baghdad |
1 |
- |
1 Pro-Iran |
|
Diyala |
2 |
3 |
6 |
|
Irbil |
- |
1 Pro-Iran |
- |
|
Kirkuk |
- |
1 |
- |
|
Ninewa |
2 |
4/2 Pro-Iran |
1 Pro-Iran |
|
Salahaddin |
1 Pro-Iran |
2/1 Pro-Iran |
2 |
|
TOTAL |
6/1 Pro-Iran |
12/4 Pro-Iran |
10/2 Pro-Iran |
Casualties In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
Jun 1-7 |
Jun 8-14 |
Jun 15-21 |
|
Anbar |
- |
1 (1W) |
- |
|
Diyala |
7 (7W) |
3 (1K, 2W) |
6 (4K, 2W) |
|
Irbil |
- |
3 (3W) |
- |
|
Ninewa |
1 (1W) |
3 (3W) |
- |
|
Salahaddin |
- |
- |
1 (1K) |
|
TOTAL |
8 (8W) |
10 (1K, 9W) |
7 (5K, 2W) |
Attacks by Pro-Iran Groups
|
|
April Total 20 (2) |
|
5/1/22 |
Rockets - Irbil |
|
|
Rockets – Bartella, Ninewa |
|
|
Rockets – Qaraqosh, Ninewa |
|
5/11/22 |
Drone shot down – Camp Speicher, Salahaddin |
|
|
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna |
|
5/15/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna, Diwaniya |
|
5/19/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Babil, Dhi Qar, Diwaniya, Muthanna |
|
5/21/22 |
Rockets – Turkish army base, Ninewa – 1 killed |
|
5/24/22 |
Drone shot down – Baghdad International Airport, Baghdad |
|
5/30/22 |
Rockets – Ain al-Assad base, Anbar |
|
|
May Total 11 (2) – 1 killed |
|
6/2/22 |
Drone shot down – Turkish Base, Ninewa |
|
6/5/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Salahaddin |
|
6/8/22 |
Drone – Irbil – 3 wounded |
|
6/9/22 |
Rockets – Turkish army base, Ninewa |
|
|
Rockets – Oil Company, Ninewa |
|
6/12/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US - Salahaddin |
|
6/17/22 |
Rockets – Turkish army base, Ninewa |
|
6/19/22 |
2 IEDs – Iraqi intelligence HQ, Baghdad |
|
|
June Total 7 (1) – 3 wounded |
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 15-21 |
22/2 |
10 |
22 |
|
Apr 22-28 |
44/4 |
14 |
44 |
|
Apr 29-30 |
6/1 |
2 |
6 |
|
APR |
111/22 |
34 |
103 |
|
May 1-7 |
31/3 |
8 |
25 |
|
May 8-14 |
9/2 |
2 |
7 |
|
May 15-21 |
18/6 |
10 |
6 |
|
May 22-28 |
13/1 |
21 |
11 |
|
May 29-31 |
2/1 |
- |
2 |
|
MAY |
73/13 |
41 |
51 |
|
Jun 1-7 |
6/2 |
- |
8 |
|
Jun 8-14 |
12/4 |
1 |
9 |
|
Jun 15-21 |
10/2 |
5 |
2 |
Violence By Province May 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 |
3.8 incidents/month |
|
Babil |
- |
4.0 incidents/month |
3.0 incidents/month |
2.75 incidents/month |
2.5 incidents/month |
2.0 incidents/month |
|
Baghdad |
1 Pro-Iran Incident
2 IEDs |
33.0 incidents/month |
11.6 incidents/month |
7.3 incidents/month |
5.6 incidents/ month |
2.8 incidents/month |
|
Diyala |
6 Incidents 4 Killed 1 ISF 3 Civilians 2 Wounded 2 ISF
3 Shootings 1 IED |
34.5 incidents/month |
30.0 incidents/month |
30.6 incidents/month |
23.2 incidents/month |
16.0 incidents/month |
|
Irbil |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kirkuk |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ninewa |
1 Pro-Iran Incident
1 Rockets |
20.0 incidents/month |
14.0 incidents/month |
10.6 incidents/month |
8.4 incidents/month |
7.2 incidents/month |
|
Salahaddin |
2 Incidents 1 Killed 1 ISF
1 Shooting 1 IED |
21.7 incidents/month |
10.6 incidents/month |
11.2 incidents/month |
11.5 incidents/month |
7.2 incidents/month |
SOURCES
Bas News, "Iraqi Soldier Killed in IS Attack in Tuz Khurmatu," 6/17/22
Buratha News, “Kataib Hezbollah: Pompeo confirmed our information that a director and members of the intelligence service were involved in the airport crime,” 6/19/22
NINA, "2 Soldiers Injured In An IED's Explosion Near The Border Between Diyala and Salah al-Din," 6/18/22
- "Assassination of a security element in Diyala," 6/20/22
- "The assassination of a young man in Muqdadiya, in Diyala," 6/15/22
- "ISIS Burns Gravel And Sand Quarries In Diyala," 6/21/22
- "Security source: Missile Bombing Targets The Turkish Zilikan Base In Northern Iraq," 6/17/22
- "A Young Man Assassinated And A Body Of Another Found In Diyala,' 6/17/22
Salem, Amr, “Explosion near security headquarters rocks Baghdad,” Iraqi News, 6/19/22
Al Sumaria, "An explosive device cuts off the Baghdad-Salahaddin road (video)," 6/17/22
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