Security Incidents in Iraq went back down to single digits during the third week of August. Pro-Iran groups were back at work but there were very few attacks by the Islamic State.
There were a total of 7 security incidents in Iraq reported in the press from August 15-21. That compared to 14 the second week of August and 9 the first.
There were 2 attacks by pro-Iran groups. Rockets were fired at a Turkish military base in Ninewa which is targeted every month. A convoy working for the U.S. was also bombed in southern Salahaddin. These are aimed at maintaining these groups image as The Resistance standing up for Iraq against foreign occupiers. The previous week there were no incidents by these factions probably because they have been busy with the protests in Baghdad and the deadlocked talks to form a new government.
That left just 5 incidents by the Islamic State during the week. Those took place in Kirkuk (3), Ninewa (1), and Salahaddin (1). 20 of the 31 weeks of the year have seen attacks by the insurgency in single digits. It’s also almost the end of summer and the group has not launched its annual offensive during the season.
The IS attacks left 6 wounded made up of 1 member of the Iraqi Security Forces, 2 civilians and 3 Hashd. There were 2 injured each in Kirkuk, Ninewa and Salahaddin.
There was one offensive operation during the week when a power tower was bombed in Kirkuk. This is a common target during the summer months as it can reduce electricity and increase public anger at the government.
The other four incidents were the usual attacks on checkpoints and IEDs. These are aimed at keeping civilians and the security forces out of IS held areas. That is their main priority as the group is barely holding on in Iraq today.
Security Incidents In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
Aug 1-7 |
Aug 8-14 |
Aug 15-21 |
|
Baghdad |
1 Pro-Iran |
- |
- |
|
Diyala |
3 |
5 |
- |
|
Kirkuk |
4 |
6 |
3 |
|
Ninewa |
- |
1 |
2/1 Pro-Iran |
|
Salahaddin |
1 |
2 |
2/1 Pro-Iran |
|
TOTAL |
9/1 Pro-Iran |
14 |
7/2 Pro-Iran |
Casualties In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
Aug 1-7 |
Aug 8-14 |
Aug 15-21 |
|
Diyala |
10 (5K, 5W) |
5 (1K, 4W) |
- |
|
Kirkuk |
7 (7W) |
8 (1K, 7W) |
2 (2W) |
|
Ninewa |
- |
- |
2 (2W) |
|
Salahaddin |
4 (1K, 3W) |
3 (3W) |
2 (2W) |
|
TOTAL |
21 (6K, 15W) |
16 (2K, 14W) |
6 (6W) |
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 |
|
8/15/22 |
Rockets – Turkish army base, Ninewa |
|
8/21/22 |
IED on convoy carrying supplies to US - Salahaddin |
|
|
August Total 3 |
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 |
|
Aug 8-14 |
14 |
2 |
14 |
|
Aug 15-21 |
7/2 |
- |
6 |
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 |
- |
33.0 incidents/month |
11.6 incidents/month |
7.3 incidents/month |
5.6 incidents/ month |
3.1 incidents/month |
|
Diyala |
- |
34.5 incidents/month |
30.0 incidents/month |
30.6 incidents/month |
23.2 incidents/month |
14.7 incidents/month |
|
Kirkuk |
3 Incidents 2 Wounded 1 Hashd 1 ISF
2 Shootings 1 IED |
36.5 incidents/month |
18.6 incidents/month |
13.9 incidents/month |
11.6 incidents/month |
8.7 incidents/month |
|
Ninewa |
2/1 Pro-Iran Incidents 2 Wounded 2 Civilians
1 IED 1 Rockets |
20.0 incidents/month |
14.0 incidents/month |
10.6 incidents/month |
8.4 incidents/month |
7.2 incidents/month |
|
Salahaddin |
2/1 Pro-Iran Incidents 2 Wounded 2 Hashd
2 IEDs |
21.7 incidents/month |
10.6 incidents/month |
11.2 incidents/month |
11.5 incidents/month |
6.4 incidents/month |
SOURCES
Arab News, "Iraq security forces thwart Daesh attack in Kirkuk" 8/19/22
Bas News, "IS Explodes Major Power Transmission Town in Kirkuk," 8/18/22
NINA, "2 Civilians Injured By An IED's Explosion In Mosul," 8/17/22
- "2 PMF's Fighters Injured In An Explosive Device Explosion In Salah al-Din," 8/19/22
- "A Convoy Of Logistical Support For The Int'l Coalition Forces Targeted With An IED, South Of Salah al-Din," 8/22/22
- "A security element was injured and an electric power tower was damaged, west of Kirkuk," 8/18/22
NRT, "Missiles Fired At Zilikan Military Base, Counter Terrorism Says," 8/15/22
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