Security incidents declined in Iraq during the first week of August. There were fewer operations by both the Islamic State and pro-Iran groups.
There were a total of 9 security incidents reported in the media in Iraq from August 1-7. That compared to 18 the last full week of August and 11 the week before that.
A pro-Iran group set off an IED outside of a Turkish owned mall in Baghdad. This was the latest in a slew of attacks by these factions against Turkish targets after Ankara launched a strike in Kurdistan that killed several civilians. Hashd factions claim they are standing up for Iraqi sovereignty plus it gives them a rational to continue to exist and carry weapons.
There were just 8 incidents by the Islamic State. Those occurred in Diyala (3), Kirkuk (4), and Salahaddin (1). For 19 of the 29 weeks in 2022 there have been single digit incidents by the Islamic State.
6 people were killed and 15 were wounded during the week. 1 civilian and 5 members of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) lost their lives while 3 civilians and 12 ISF were injured. Diyala had the most casualties with 10 followed by 7 in Kirkuk and 4 in Salahaddin.
There were three shootings in Diyala. One was an ambush at a checkpoint that was followed by an IED aimed at reinforcements that arrived. In total 5 soldiers were killed and 5 were wounded in the attack. All of these were in the Muqdadiya and Khanaqin districts in the center and northeast of the governorate which are the main IS areas in Iraq.
There were two IEDs and two mortar incidents in Kirkuk. These were all in the southern part of the province where the Islamic State has bases.
There was an IED in the Amerli district in central Salahaddin.
None of these attacks were offensive in nature. None were in a city. The Islamic State is at its lowest point and only concerned with maintaining control of the rural, mountainous, and desert regions it is based out of.
Security Incidents In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
Aug 1-7 |
|
Baghdad |
1 Pro-Iran |
|
Diyala |
3 |
|
Kirkuk |
4 |
|
Salahaddin |
1 |
|
TOTAL |
9/1 Pro-Iran |
Casualties In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
Aug 1-7 |
|
Diyala |
10 (5K, 5W) |
|
Kirkuk |
7 (7W) |
|
Salahaddin |
4 (1K, 3W) |
|
TOTAL |
21 (6K, 15W) |
Attacks by Pro-Iran Groups
|
|
June Total 13 (1) – 5 wounded |
|
7/3/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Salahaddin |
|
7/19/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Salahaddin |
|
7/21/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US – Salahaddin |
|
7/22/22 |
Rockets – Turkish army base, Ninewa |
|
|
Drones – Turkish army base, Dohuk |
|
7/24/22 |
Rockets – Turkish army base, Ninewa |
|
7/25/22 |
Rockets – Khor Mor gas field, Sulaymaniya |
|
7/27/22 |
Rockets – Turkish army base, Ninewa |
|
|
Mortar – Turkish Consulate, Ninewa |
|
7/28/22 |
Drone crash - Dohuk |
|
|
July Total 9 |
|
8/5/22 |
IED – Turkish Mall, Baghdad |
|
|
August Total 1 |
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 |
|
Jun 22-28 |
12/6 |
1 |
14 |
|
Jun 29-30 |
- |
- |
- |
|
JUN |
40/14 |
7 |
33 |
|
Jul 1-7 |
7/1 |
6 |
11 |
|
Jul 8-14 |
3 |
- |
2 |
|
Jul 15-21 |
11/2 |
14 |
16 |
|
Jul 22-28 |
18/7 |
9 |
21 |
|
Jul 29-31 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
|
JUL |
43/6 |
33 |
54 |
|
Aug 1-7 |
9/1 |
6 |
15 |
Violence By Province Aug 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 |
1.8 incidents/month |
|
Baghdad |
1 Pro-Iran Incident
1 IED |
33.0 incidents/month |
11.6 incidents/month |
7.3 incidents/month |
5.6 incidents/ month |
3.1 incidents/month |
|
Diyala |
3 Incidents 5 Killed 5 ISF 5 Wounded 5 ISF
3 Shootings 1 IED |
34.5 incidents/month |
30.0 incidents/month |
30.6 incidents/month |
23.2 incidents/month |
14.7 incidents/month |
|
Kirkuk |
4 Incidents 7 Wounded 7 ISF
2 IEDs 2 Mortars |
36.5 incidents/month |
18.6 incidents/month |
13.9 incidents/month |
11.6 incidents/month |
8.7 incidents/month |
|
Ninewa |
- |
20.0 incidents/month |
14.0 incidents/month |
10.6 incidents/month |
8.4 incidents/month |
7.2 incidents/month |
|
Salahaddin |
1 Incident 1 Killed 1 Civilian 3 Wounded 3 Civilians
1 IED |
21.7 incidents/month |
10.6 incidents/month |
11.2 incidents/month |
11.5 incidents/month |
6.4 incidents/month |
SOURCES
Bas News, "Khanaqin: At Least Four Soldiers Killed, Injured in IS Attack," 8/2/22
Buratha News, "Violent clashes between the Rapid Response Forces and ISIS terrorist gangs in Abu Saida district of Diyala Governorate," 8/4/22
Al Hurra, "An explosive device explodes in a Turkish shopping center in Baghdad," 8/5/22
Kurdistan 24, "5 Iraqi soldiers killed by IED in Diyala province," 8/3/22
NINA, "Five Federal Policemen were injured in a bomb explosion south of Kirkuk," 8/5/22
Shafaq News, "A boy was killed in a landmine explosion in Salahaddin," 8/5/22
- "An explosion targets a Federal Police patrol south of Kirkuk," 8/5/22
- "A lawyer survived an assassination attempt in Diyala," 7/8/22
- "A soldier and four members of the crowd were injured on duty in two provinces," 8/3/22
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