Violence in Iraq remains at an all-time low. For the third straight week attacks by the Islamic State were in single digits. After a spike in casualties during the last week they were back to normal the fourth week of December. Despite recent press reports this shows that the insurgency is barely surviving in Iraq.
There were a total of 6 security incidents in Iraq from December 22-28. There have been six incidents per week for the last three weeks. Overall, 33 of the 48 weeks of the year have witnessed single digit totals for attacks.
Those incidents took place in Diyala (2), Kirkuk (2), Ninewa (1), and Salahaddin (1).
A suicide bomber was arrested and a village attacked in Diyala. There were two exchanges of gunfire in Kirkuk. In Ninewa a child was wounded by an old IED and in Salahaddin an infiltration attempt was foiled by the security forces. That meant there were only 5 actual attacks during the week.
They resulted in 4 wounded, 1 civilian and 3 police in Ninewa and Salahaddin respectively. The previous week there were 44 dead and injured due to two high casualty incidents.
Of the 6 incidents during the week only one was offensive when the village was attacked in Diyala. That is typical of the group which seeks to maintain control of its areas.
Security Incidents In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
Dec 1-7 |
Dec 8-14 |
Dec 15-21 |
Dec 22-28 |
|
Babil |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Baghdad |
2 |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Diyala |
- |
- |
2 |
2 |
|
Karbala |
1 |
|
- |
- |
|
Kirkuk |
- |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
Ninewa |
4/1 Pro-Iran |
2 |
2 |
1 |
|
Salahaddin |
2 |
1 |
- |
1 |
|
TOTAL |
13/1 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
Casualties In Iraq By Province
|
Province |
Dec 1-7 |
Dec 8-14 |
Dec 15-21 |
Dec 22-28 |
|
Babil |
7 (2K, 5W) |
- |
- |
- |
|
Baghdad |
3 (2K, 1W) |
7 (4K, 3W) |
- |
- |
|
Diyala |
- |
- |
17 (10K, 7W) |
- |
|
Karbala |
5 (1K, 4W) |
|
- |
- |
|
Kirkuk |
- |
4 (1K, 3W) |
17 (15K, 2W) |
3 (3W) |
|
Ninewa |
- |
3 (1K, 2W) |
10 (4K, 6W) |
1 (1W) |
|
Salahaddin |
2 (1K, 1W) |
1 (1K) |
- |
- |
|
TOTAL |
17 (6K, 11W) |
15 (7K, 8W) |
44 (29K, 15W) |
4 (4W) |
Security In Iraq 2022
|
Week |
Security Incidents (Total/By IS) |
Dead (Total/By IS) |
Wounded (Total/By IS) |
|
Jan 1-7 |
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 |
|
Aug 22-28 |
23/4 |
14 |
15 |
|
Aug 29-31 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
|
AUG |
57/7/1 |
24 |
54 |
|
Sep 1-7 |
11/1 |
3 |
20 |
|
Sep 8-14 |
5 |
- |
12 |
|
Sep 15-21 |
12 |
4 |
14 |
|
Sep 22-28 |
10/2 M |
2 |
16 |
|
Sep 29-30 |
3/1 M |
- |
2 |
|
SEP |
41/1/3 M |
9 |
64 |
|
Oct 1-7 |
9/2 M |
6 |
16 |
|
Oct 8-14 |
8/2/1 M |
5 |
19 |
|
Oct 15-21 |
6 |
4 |
7 |
|
Oct 22-28 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
Oct 29-31 |
2 |
- |
2 |
|
OCT |
28/2/3 M |
17 |
45 |
|
Nov 1-7 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
|
Nov 8-14 |
6 |
1 |
8 |
|
Nov 15-21 |
8 |
7 |
17 |
|
Nov 22-28 |
2 |
1 |
- |
|
Nov 29-30 |
- |
- |
- |
|
NOV |
23 |
10 |
28 |
|
Dec 1-7 |
13/1 |
6 |
11 |
|
Dec 8-14 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
|
Dec 15-21 |
6 |
29 |
15 |
|
Dec 22-28 |
6 |
- |
4 |
Violence By Province Dec 22-28, 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 |
2.1 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 |
3.5 incidents/month |
|
Diyala |
2 Incidents
1 Shooting 1 Suicide Bomber Arrested |
34.5 incidents/month |
30.0 incidents/month |
30.6 incidents/month |
23.2 incidents/month |
13.0 incidents/month |
|
Kirkuk |
2 Incidents 3 Wounded 3 ISF
2 Shootings |
36.5 incidents/month |
18.6 incidents/month |
13.9 incidents/month |
11.6 incidents/month |
8.3 incidents/month |
|
Ninewa |
1 Incident 1 Wounded 1 Civilian
1 1 IED |
20.0 incidents/month |
14.0 incidents/month |
10.6 incidents/month |
8.4 incidents/month |
5.8 incidents/month |
|
Salahaddin |
1 Incident
1 Shooting |
21.7 incidents/month |
10.6 incidents/month |
11.2 incidents/month |
11.5 incidents/month |
5.7 incidents/month |
SOURCES
Bas News, "Kirkuk: Iraqi Army Comes Under IS Attack Again," 12/24/22
Buratha News, "An officer and two security members were injured in an armed attack in Kirkuk," 12/22/22
NINA, "A child injured by an IED, northwest of Mosul," 12/22/22
- "Foiling a terrorist attack on a village north of Baquba," 12/25/22
- "An officer and a security member were injured in the armed attack that targeted one of the entrances to the city of Kirkuk / Expanded," 12/22/22
- "The popular crowd thwarts an attempt to infiltrate the city of Samarra," 12/23/22
Al Sumaria, "He tried to target a leader in the crowd … A suicide bomber was arrested in Diyala," 12/24/22
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