Two civilians killed by mortar attack south of Baqubah
On the afternoon of 27 February, a number of mortar rounds impacted in the vicinity of Jadidah Village, located south of Baqubah in Buhriz Sub-District. Two civilians were killed, and…
Monthly Archives: February, 2019
IS gunmen raid residence along western outskirts of Mosul
On the evening of 25 February, a group of 10 IS militants on foot infiltrated Mulawatha area, located along the western outskirts of Mosul City. The gunmen raided a home, abducted…
IS conducts attack against PMF at the Baiji Oil Refinery
At around 01:00 on 25 February, IS militants using heavy weapons attacked a PMF position in the vicinity of the Baiji Oil Refinery in Salah ad Din. The attack was reportedly conducted…
Demonstration outside major oilfield highlights continued discontent in Basra Province
Following a tenuous lull, demonstration activity resumed outside major IOC sites in Basra Province. On the morning of 20 February, security personnel imposed elevated security measures in the vicinity of…
Five insurgents killed during ambush west of Mosul
On the evening of 20 February, according to the Security Media Center and other sources, a Falcon Intelligence Cell detachment in cooperation with the Nineveh Operations Command, intelligence personnel from…
ISF interdict vehicle borne IED west of Mosul
At around 17:40 on 17 February, Falcon Intelligence Cell personnel in conjunction with 66th Brigade, 20th Iraqi Army Division, discovered a vehicle borne IED near Thalja Village, located west of Mosul in…
Heavy PMF casualties from IED attack in remote area west of Samarra
At around noon on 14 February, an IED detonated against a truck transporting fighters from the 313th and 314th Saraya al-Salam PMF Brigades during an operation in a remote area…
IS militants abduct three civilians west of Haditha City
At approximately 13:00 on 14 February, IS militants driving a pickup truck abducted three civilians while collecting truffles in the vicinity of Madham Village, located west of Haditha City. An…
PMF repel IS attack against PMF office in outskirt of Khanaqin City
At 22:40 on 11 February, IS militants armed with light weapons attacked a PMF office in Imam Abbas neighborhood, located along the western outskirts of Khanaqin City. The attack was repelled, with…
At least one insurgent killed during likely premature detonation in western Nineveh
On the morning of 10 February, at least one IS member was being smuggled in the back of a cargo truck transporting sheep between Suwija Village and the southern checkpoint…