Violence dropped in Iraq in May as the Islamic State’s annual Ramadan offensive came to an end. There were also less incidents by pro-Iran groups compared to April. That could change as IS usually launches a summer campaign.
There were a total of 73 security incidents reported in Iraq in the press in May. That was down from 111 in April the highest mark so far in 2022. That was due to the Islamic State’s Ramadan offensive and a spike in activity by pro-Iran groups in April. Both of those ended in May.
There were 11 attacks by pro-Iran groups during the month. The pattern was different from previous months when IEDs made up the vast majority of incidents. In May convoys were bombed only 7 times. There were also rocket attacks upon Irbil, two in Ninewa, a Turkish base in Ninewa and the Ain al-Asad base in Anbar. Drones were shot down over Camp Speicher in Salahaddin and Baghdad International Airport. One civilian was killed as well during the attack upon the Turkish camp. The previous month there were 19 incidents by these factions.
There were 60 attacks by the Islamic State in May. In April there were 89.
May’s incidents occurred in Anbar (2), Baghdad (4), Diyala (24), Kirkuk (13), Ninewa (8), Salahaddin (8), and Sulaymaniya (1).
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They led to 40 deaths and 51 wounded. 6 Hashd al-Shaabi, 9 members of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and 26 civilians were killed while 2 Peshmerga, 5 Hashd, 19 ISF and 25 civilians were injured. Diyala had the most casualties with 54 followed by 20 in Kirkuk, 14 in Ninewa, 3 in Salahaddin and 1 in Baghdad.
The Islamic State has been in a steady decline since its defeat in the war against the Iraqi government. That’s reflected in May. Of the 60 incidents during the month only 15 or 25% were offensive in nature. The other 45 were aimed at keeping people and the government out IS areas and maintain the group’s control. Only 1 out of 60 incidents was in a city. All the others were in rural, mountainous, and desert regions. Iraq is not only seeing the fewest incidents since 2003 but they are mostly occurring where there are few people. The Islamic State has a negligible impact upon the country as a result.
Security Incidents In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
May 1-7 |
May 8-14 |
May 15-21 |
May 22-28 |
May 29-31 |
Totals |
|
Anbar |
1 |
- |
1 |
- |
1 Pro-Iran |
3/1 Pro-Iran |
|
Babil |
- |
- |
1 Pro-Iran |
- |
- |
1 Pro-Iran |
|
Baghdad |
2 |
- |
1 |
1 Pro-Iran |
- |
5/1 Pro-Iran |
|
Dhi Qar |
- |
- |
1 Pro-Iran |
- |
- |
1 Pro-Iran |
|
Diwaniya |
- |
1 Pro-Iran |
1 Pro-Iran |
- |
- |
2 Pro-Iran |
|
Diyala |
11 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
- |
24 |
|
Irbil |
1 Pro-Iran |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 Pro-Iran |
|
Kirkuk |
7 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
- |
13 |
|
Muthanna |
- |
- |
2 Pro-Iran |
- |
- |
2 Pro-Iran |
|
Ninewa |
6/2 Pro-Iran |
- |
2/1 Pro-Iran |
2 |
1 |
11/3 Pro-Iran |
|
Salahaddin |
2 |
3/1 Pro-Iran |
3 |
1 |
- |
9/1 Pro-Iran |
|
Sulaymaniya |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
|
TOTAL |
31/3 Pro-Iran |
9/2 Pro-Iran |
18/6 Pro-Iran |
13/1 Pro-Iran |
2/1 Pro-Iran |
73/13 Pro-Iran |
Casualties In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
May 1-7 |
May 8-14 |
May 15-21 |
May 22-28 |
May 29-31 |
Totals |
|
Baghdad |
1 (1W) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 (1W) |
|
Diyala |
19 (8K, 11W) |
9 (2K, 7W) |
8 (5K, 3W) |
18 (9K, 9W) |
- |
54 (24K, 30W) |
|
Kirkuk |
7 (7W) |
- |
2 (2K) |
11 (11K) |
- |
20 (13K, 7W) |
|
Ninewa |
6 (6W) |
- |
3 (1K, 2W) |
3 (1K, 2W) |
2 (2W) |
14 (2K, 12W) |
|
Salahaddin |
- |
- |
3 (2K, 1W) |
- |
- |
3 (2K, 1W) |
|
TOTAL |
33 (8K, 25W) |
9 (2K, 7W) |
16 (10K, 6W) |
32 (21K, 11W) |
2 (2W) |
92 (41K, 51W) |
Attacks by Pro-Iran Groups
|
|
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 |
|
4/22/22 |
Rockets – Turkish army base, Dohuk |
|
4/23/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Muthanna |
|
4/24/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Anbar |
|
|
Rockets – Turkish army base, Ninewa |
|
4/30/22 |
Rockets – Ain al-Assad base, Anbar |
|
|
April Totals 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 Totals 11 (2) – 1 killed |
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 |
Violence By Province May 2022
|
Province |
Violence |
2018 Avg |
2019 Avg |
2020 Avg |
2021 Avg |
2022 Avg |
|
Anbar |
3/1 Pro-Iran Incident
1 Shooting 1 IED 1 Rockets |
12.6 incidents/ month |
8.6 incidents/ month |
7.0 incidents/ month |
4.6 incidents/ month |
3.8 incidents/month |
|
Babil |
1 Pro-Iran Incident
1 IED |
4.0 incidents/month |
3.0 incidents/month |
2.75 incidents/month |
2.5 incidents/month |
2.0 incidents/month |
|
Baghdad |
5/1 Pro-Iran Incident
1 Wounded 1 ISF
1 Shooting 4 IEDs 1 Rockets 1 Drone Shot Down |
33.0 incidents/month |
11.6 incidents/month |
7.3 incidents/month |
5.6 incidents/ month |
2.8 incidents/month |
|
Dhi Qar |
1 Pro-Iran Incident
1 IED |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diwaniya |
2 Pro-Iran Incidents
2 IEDs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diyala |
24 Incidents 24 Killed 3 Hashd 5 ISF 16 Civilians 30 Wounded 1 Peshmerga 2 Hashd 10 ISF 17 Civilians
21 Shootings 3 IEDs 1 Mortar |
34.5 incidents/month |
30.0 incidents/month |
30.6 incidents/month |
23.2 incidents/month |
16.0 incidents/month |
|
Irbil |
1 Pro-Iran Incident
1 Rockets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kirkuk |
13 Incident 13 Killed 4 ISF 9 Civilians 7 Wounded 1 Peshmerga 6 ISF
11 Shooting 2 IEDs |
36.5 incidents/month |
18.6 incidents/month |
13.9 incidents/month |
11.6 incidents/month |
11.6 Incidents/month |
|
Muthanna |
2 Pro-Iran Incidents
2 IEDs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ninewa |
11/3 Pro-Iran Incidents 2 Killed 1 Civilian 1 Hashd 12 Wounded 2 Hashd 2 ISF 8 Civilians
5 Shootings 3 IEDs 1 Drone 2 Rockets |
20.0 incidents/month |
14.0 incidents/month |
10.6 incidents/month |
8.4 incidents/month |
7.2 incidents/month |
|
Salahaddin |
9/1 Pro-Iran Incidents 2 Killed 2 Hashd 1 Wounded 1 Hashd
6 Shootings 1 Mortar 1 Rockets 1 Drone |
21.7 incidents/month |
10.6 incidents/month |
11.2 incidents/month |
11.5 incidents/month |
7.2 incidents/month |
|
Sulaymaniya |
1 Incident
1 Shooting |
|
|
|
|
|
SOURCES
Bas News, "US-led Coalition Shoots Down Bomb-Laden Drone in Central Iraq," 5/13/22
NINA, "Rockets fall on Bartella and Qaraqosh, north of Mosul," 5/1/22
- "A Security source: A missile attack targets eastern Mosul, and another missile platform was found in Bashiqa district," 5/1/22
NRT, "Drone Shot Down Near US Military Base In Baghdad," 5/24/22
- "Two Missiles Fired At Ain Al-Asad Base, No Casualties Reported," 5/30/22
Shafaq News, "An Iraqi was killed in the bombing of the Zilikan camp of the Turkish forces, northeast of Mosul," 5/21/22
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