Hand grenade cleared near oil company in Basra province
On 30 July, security forces cleared a hand grenade with no detonator, three rounds of 9mm ammunition and a threatening letter at an office associated with the Oil Technology for…
Monthly Archives: July, 2019
Several civilian casualties from IED attack affecting bus near Karbala
At around 18:10 on 27 July, according to the Security Media Cell and other sources, an IED emplaced in a 13-passenger minibus detonated while the vehicle was travelling on Baghdad-Karbala Road…
IS conducts another mortar attack near Daquq, with no casualties reported
On the night of 25 July, IS militants fired seven mortar rounds impacting in and around Tubzawa Village, located southwest of Daquq in southern Kirkuk Province. Other reports cited the…
Several civilians killed during checkpoint incident following mortar attack south of Kirkuk
At around 22:00 on 24 July, IS militants fired 4-6 mortar rounds that impacted near Dara Agha Village, located south of Daquq Town in southern Kirkuk Province. One civilian was…
Several IS militants killed while infiltrating area near Sinjar, as IS kill tribal leader south of Mosul
At around noon on 24 July, Iraqi Army, police and Hêza Parastina Êzîdxan (HPÊ) units conducted a search operation near the Sinjar Cement Factory in western Nineveh Province. Security forces cordoned insurgents…
Turkish airstrikes near Amadiya and Makhmour Refugee Camp cause several casualties
At around 16:30 on 18 July, Turkish Air Force aircraft conducted an airstrike against a PKK vehicle halted outside a local shop in Spindare Village, located south of Amadiya. The vehicle was…
Conflicting reports surround explosion at a Shi’a Hussainiat in southwest Baghdad
At around 20:00 on 15 July, an explosion was reported at Hussainiat Abu al-Fadhl al-Abbas, located in Turath neighborhood of Rashid Sub-District, southwest Baghdad. Key components of this incident pertaining to the…
Multiple casualties following motorcycle-borne IED detonation northwest of Baghdad
On the afternoon of 15 July, a three-wheeled motorcycle borne IED detonation was reported in Saba al-Bour Town of Taji District, located northwest of Baghdad. According to an unnamed security source, between…
Two insurgents killed by premature IED detonation in Kirkuk City
At around 20:55 on 10 July, two suspected IS members transporting an IED were riding a motorcycle along Domiz Bypass Road in southern Kirkuk City. The device apparently inadvertently detonated, killing both.…
Suspected IS militants murder village mukhtar southwest of Baghdad
Late on 9 July, suspected IS gunmen abducted and subsequently killed the Hawli Village Mukhtar in Mahmudiyah District, located southwest of Baghdad. The following morning, on 10 July, ISF recovered…