ISF clear vehicle borne IED in northern Babel
At approximately 19:30 on 30 January, a vehicle borne IED based in a Kia vehicle was discovered near the Shuhada PMF Checkpoint in Bahbahan area, located in the Jurf al-Sakhar…
Monthly Archives: January, 2019
Violent demonstration at Turkish military base in Dohuk Province
At 15:30 on 26 January, hundreds of individuals conducted a demonstration in Sire Complex, located in the Sheladiz area of Amadiya District in Dohuk Province. Protesters marched towards a Turkish…
IS militants conduct several deadly attacks along Tigris River Valley
Between the evening of 26 January and morning of 27 January, IS executed multiple significant attacks affecting diverse areas along the Tigris River Valley extending from suburbs of Mosul down to southern…
Vehicle borne IED detonation at checkpoint southwest of Kirkuk
At around 14:55 on 23 January, a suicide vehicle borne IED detonation was reported at Riyadh Gate Checkpoint, located east of Hawija in an area along the Kirkuk – Baiji Road. The…
Basra Health Directorate publishes casualty figures following unrest in 2018
On 21 January, the Basra Health Directorate released the total number of casualties as a result of protest activity during the summer of 2018. According to the statement, 320 civilians…
Two killed during attack against ISF checkpoint in northeastern Diyala
On the evening of 20 January, IS militants conducted a complex attack against a Federal Police outpost in Muhammad Shirbak Village, located northwest of Khanaqin in northeastern Diyala Province. The…
Rare arrests of two IS members in Erbil
On the afternoon of 16 January, according to a statement issued by the Kurdistan Region’s Security Council (KRSC) Counter-Terrorism Directorate, their forces conducted an intelligence-driven operation against IS members in an…
IS militants execute mukhtar east of Fallujah City
On the evening of 13 January, unidentified gunmen abducted and subsequently killed the Mazraha Village Mukhtar, east of Fallujah City. Security forces later discovered the beheaded body in the Nuaymiya…
IS gunmen abduct and execute two shepherds near Tikrit
On the night of 13 January, suspected IS gunmen abducted two shepherds in the vicinity of Fursan Village, located north of Tikrit in an area near the Baghdad – Mosul Highway (Highway…
Multiple casualties following vehicle borne IED detonation in Al Qaim City
At approximately 10:15 on 11 January, a vehicle borne IED detonation was reported near the Husaybah Market in Al Qaim City. According to the majority of sources, as many as three civilians…