Monday, September 9, 2024

Security In Iraq Sep 1-7, 2024


Both the insurgency and pro-Iran groups were active in Iraq during the first week of September.

 

There were 2 incidents by the Islamic State from September 1-7. An IED hit an army unit in the Dibs district of southern Kirkuk leaving 1 soldier dead and 3 wounded. In Ninewa an old bomb went off killing 4 civilians and injuring another.

 

The Islamic State has been more active in the last few weeks but at a very low level. Starting in February there were 15 out of 29 weeks were there was no insurgent activity. Since August however there have been incidents by IS 5 out of 6 weeks. Still, the group is only averaging 1 incident per week during that period and 1.3 incidents a week for the entire year which is nothing. The organization is basically dead in Iraq focusing almost all its attention upon Syria instead.


 

On September 4 the Islamic Resistance claimed a drone strike upon Israel. From July to August there were three weeks when these factions were silent but they are back to weekly attacks now. Still their operations have been declining each month since reaching an annual high of 20 in May. These groups would be much happier going after American troops in Iraq but the Sudani government and Iran has been talking them out of it.

 

Security Incidents In Iraq By Province

Province

Sep 1-7

Israel

1 Pro-Iran

Kirkuk

1

Ninewa

1

TOTAL

3/1 Pro-Iran

 

Casualties In Iraq By Province

Province

Sep 1-7

Kirkuk

4 (1K, 3W)

Ninewa

5 (4K, 1W)

TOTAL

9 (5K, 4W)

 

Security In Iraq 2022-23

Week

Security

Incidents

(Total/By IS)

Dead

(Total/By IS)

Wounded

(Total/By IS)

JAN 2022

87/41 Pro-Iran

33

59

FEB

42/14 Pro-Iran

10

29

MAR

46/12/1 Pro-Iran

19

21

APR

111/22 Pro-Iran

34

103

MAY

73/13 Pro-Iran

41

51

JUN

40/14 Pro-Iran

7

33

JUL

43/6 Pro-Iran

33

54

AUG

57/7/1 Pro-Iran

24

54

SEP

41/1/3 M

9

64

OCT

28/2/3 M

17

45

NOV

23

10

28

DEC

33/1 Pro-Iran

42

38

JAN 2023

29/4 Pro-Iran

12

15

Feb 1-7

6/2 Pro-Iran

1

5

Feb 8-14

1

-

2

Feb 15-21

4

4

8

Feb 22-28

9/1 Pro-Iran

7

3

FEB

20/3 Pro-Iran

12

18

Mar 1-7

3

10

4

Mar 8-14

2

2

1

Mar 15-21

2

1

3

Mar 22-28

1

2

-

Mar 29-31

1

3

-

MAR

9

18

8

Apr 1-7

5

1

7

Apr 8-14

4

-

1

Apr 15-21

5

3

-

Apr 22-28

2

1

-

Apr 29-30

1

1

-

APR

16

6

8

May 1-7

2

1

1

May 8-14

6

4

3

May 15-21

3

2

6

May 22-28

3

1

3

May 29-31

2

-

3

MAY

15

8

14

Jun 1-7

-

-

-

Jun 8-14

4

7

4

Jun 15-21

2

1

2

Jun 22-28

4

2

4

Jun 29-30

-

-

-

JUN

10

10

10

Jul 1-7

1

-

-

Jul 8-14

3

2

1

Jul 15-21

2

-

1

Jul 22-28

2

-

2

Jul 29-31

3/2 Pro-Iran

-

-

JUL

11/2 Pro-Iran

2

4

Aug 1-7

4

-

4

Aug 8-14

2

1

3

Aug 15-21

2

-

5

Aug 22-28

2

-

2

Aug 29-31

3/1 Pro-Iran

1

9

AUG

13/1 Pro-Iran

2

23

Sep 1-7

1

-

1

Sep 8-14

1

1

-

Sep 15-21

2

-

4

Sep 22-28

1

1

1

Sep 29-30

-

-

-

SEP

5

2

6

Oct 1-7

-

-

-

Oct 8-14

-

-

-

Oct 15-21

7 Pro-Iran

-

-

Oct 22-28

7/5 Pro-Iran

-

8

Oct 29-31

3 Pro-Iran

-

-

OCT

17/15 Pro-Iran

-

8

Nov 1-7

11/9

4

2

Nov 8-14

12/10

-

3

Nov 15-21

6 Pro-Iran

-

8 Amer

Nov 22-28

4 Pro-Iran

-

-

Nov 29-30

2

11

16

NOV

35/29 Pro-Iran

15

29 (8 Amer)

Dec 1-7

10/8 Pro-Iran

1

9

Dec 8-14

8/6 Pro-Iran

-

2

Dec 15-21

6/2 Pro-Iran

1

2

Dec 22-28

7/6 Pro-Iran

-

3 US

Dec 29-31

4 Pro-Iran

 

 

DEC

35/26 Pro-Iran

2K

16W

Jan 1-7

10/6 Pro-Iran/1 Iranian

5

9

Jan 8-14

7/3 Pro-Iran

3

3

Jan 15-21

10/6 Pro-Iran

6

6

Jan 22-28

11/10 Pro-Iran

-

-

Jan 29-31

3 Pro-Ira

-

-

JAN

42/28 Pro-Iran/1 Iranian

14

20

Feb 1-7

1 Pro-Iran

-

-

Feb 8-14

-

-

-

Feb 15-21

-

-

-

Feb 22-29

1

-

-

FEB

2/1 Pro-Iran

-

-

Mar 1-7

4/2 Pro-Iran

1

4

Mar 8-14

8/1 Pro-Iran

4

8

Mar 15-21

2

-

2

Mar 22-28

2 Pro-Iran

-

-

Mar 29-31

2/1Pro-iran

1

1

MAR

18/6 Pro-Iran

6

15

Apr 1-7

3/2 Pro-Iran

-

-

Apr 8-14

1 Pro-Iran

-

-

Apr 15-21

3 Pro-Iran

-

-

Apr 22-28

1 Pro-Iran

4

-

Apr 29-30

1

2

-

APR

9/7 Pro-Iran

6

-

May 1-7

3 Pro-Iran

-

-

May 8-14

6/5 Pro-Iran

5

5

May 15-21

11/9 Pro-Iran

1

6

May 22-28

6/2 Pro-Iran

11

12

May 29-31

1 Pro-Iran

-

-

MAY

27/20 Pro-Iran

18

22

Jun 1-7

4 Pro-Iran

-

-

Jun 8-14

2 Pro-Iran

-

-

Jun 15-21

2/1 Pro-Iran

1

-

Jun 22-28

5 Pro-Iran

-

-

Jun 29-31

1 Pro-Iran

-

-

JUN

14/13 Pro-Iran

1

-

Jul 1-7

2 Pro-Iran

-

-

Jul 8-14

4

10

4

Jul 15-21

4 Pro-Iran

-

-

Jan 22-28

2 Pro-Iran

-

-

Jul 29-31

-

-

-

JUL

12/8 Pro-Iran

10

4

Aug 1-7

3/2Pro-Iran

-

10 (5 Amer)

Aug 8-14

2

2

-

Aug 15-21

2/1 Pro-Iran

-

2

Aug 22-28

2 Pro-Iran

-

-

Aug 29-31

4/1 Pro-Iran

4

8 (7 Amer)

AUG

13/6 Pro-Iran

6

20 (14 Amer)

Sep 1-7

3/1 Pro-Iran

5

4

 

SOURCES

 

Rudaw, "Explosively allegedly left by ISIS kills four in Nineveh," 9/1/24

 

Xinhua, "Iraqi militant group claims drone attack on Israel's Haifa," 9/4/24

- "Military officer killed in bomb explosion in N. Iraq," 9/5/24

 

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