ISIS Situation Report DS Final

iMMAP - IRAQ HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE ISIS SLEEPER CELLS ACTIVITIES AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

JAN - AUG 2020

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Published Date: 22 September 2020 - For More information contact: Mohammad Ereiqat (IMO) [email protected] Copyright © iMMAP, Risk Mitigation Information Management Center (RMIMC) - IHF project - 2020. All right reserved. 01 - ISIS EXPLOSIVE HAZARD INCIDENTS OVERVIEW

From January to August 2020, ISIS caused 292 incidents taking place mainly in Diyala, followed by Anbar, Kirkuk, Salah al-Din, Mosul, Erbil, and Baghdad, which experienced fewer incidents compared to other provinces. ISIS increased its operations with the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic. During April and May 2020, the number of ISIS-caused incidents reached 86, increasing by over threefold compared to previous months. Moreover, other reasons for the increased ISIS attacks were the reduction of activities and missions of the coalition forces in Iraq, and their handout of control to the local security forces, in addition to the withdrawal of coalition forces' troops as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which further mobilized ISIS operations during the period.

This situation report entails data summary of ISIS-related explosive hazard incidents necessary for the humanitarian actors to plan and prioritize their prompt responses to the affected areas and communities.

349 Total Explosive which experiencedHazard fewer Incidents incidents compared to other provinces

57Airstrikes Targeting ISIS

68Explosive Hazards

130Attacks by ISIS

Other94 types of Incidents January - August 2020

100 86 80

60 56

40 34 32 25 21 21 20 17

0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

Number of Explosive Hazard Incidents per Month Credit: Photographer RM / Shutterstock.com

Location of Airstrikes Targeting ISIS January - August 2020

Turkey Dahuk Zakho T u r k e y Dahuk Amedi Erbil Ninewa Mergasur Sulaymaniyah D A H U K Syria Kirkuk Iran Sumel .!Dahuk Salah Al-Din Soran Diyala ÆQ Shikhan Akre Baghdad ÆQ Anbar ÆQ

n Telafar ÆQ a Wassit ÆQ d Choman

r Kerbala Babylon o I r a n J Tilkaif I r a n Qadissiya Missan

Najaf Thi-Qar Shaqlawa

Basrah Mosul Muthanna .! ÆQ Saudi Arabia ÆQ Rania K Hamdaniya u Sinjar Pshdar w a it Erbil ÆQ ÆQ .! ÆQ Erbil Mosul E R B I L Koisnjaq Airstrike N I N E W A Dokan ÆQ \! Capital Makhmur ÆQÆQ Sharbazher .! Governorate Center Penjwin Dabes Sulaymaniah Ba'aj .! ÆQ IDPs Camp ÆQ Kirkuk S y r ii a .! Sulaymaniya Hatra Shirqat Kirkuk Primary Road Chamchamal ÆQÆQÆQ S U L A Y M A N I Y A H Hawiga ÆQ Iraq Boundary K I R K U K Darbandihkan Halabja Daquq Governorate Boundary

District Boundary Kalar Baiji ÆQÆQ Tooz

Ru'ua ÆQ Tikrit Tikrit ÆQ.! Kifri ÆQ S A L A H A L - D I N Daur Haditha ÆQ ± Khanaqin ÆQ Samarra D I Y A L A 0 50 100 Ka'im Km ÆQ ÆQ Khalis A N B A R Thethar Balad Ana Muqdadiya

Heet Fares .!ÆQBa`aqubah Tarmia Ba'quba Baladrooz Ramadi KadhimiaAdhamia ÆQ .! ÆQ Thawra1 Ramadi ÆQÆQ Thaw\!.ra2 Abu Ghraib Resafa ÆQ Karkh Mada'in Falluja ÆQ ÆQ B A G H D A D

Mahmoudiya Badra

JJ Rutba Azezia

rr Suwaira Musayab dd Mahawil W A S S I T aa Kerbala .!Kerbala Kut nn Hilla Ain Al-Tamur K E R B A L A .! .! Hindiya Kut Na'maniya Hilla Hashimiya Diwaniya Afaq Hai Najaf

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Incidents caused by: IEDs, UXOs, landmines, and direct or indirect ﬁre.

Total Number of Explosive Hazard Incidents per Type

37IED 23 SIED3 VBIED0 Landmines3

Location of Explosive Hazard Incidents Caused by ISIS January - August 2020

Turkey Dahuk Zakho T u r k e y Dahuk Amedi Erbil Ninewa Mergasur Sulaymaniyah D A H U K Syria Kirkuk Iran Sumel .!Dahuk Salah Al-Din Soran Diyala ÆQ Shikhan Akre Baghdad ÆQ Anbar ÆQ

n Telafar ÆQ a Wassit ÆQ d Choman

r Kerbala Babylon o I r a n J Tilkaif I r a n Qadissiya Missan à Najaf Thi-Qar Shaqlawa

Basrah à àMosul Muthanna .! ÆQà Saudi Arabia à HamdaniyaÆQ Rania K u Sinjar Pshdar w a it Erbil ÆQ ÆQ .! à ÆQ Erbil Mosul Koisnjaq à Explosive Hazard à à E R B I L Dokan N I N E W A à ÆQ \! Capital à Makàhmur ÆQÆQ Sharbazher .! Governorate Center Penjwin Dabes Sulaymaniah Ba'aj .! ÆQ IDPs Camp ÆQ à Kirkuk S y r ii a à .! Sulaymaniya Hatra Shirqat à àKirkuk Primary Road Chamchamal ÆQÆQÆQ S U L A Y M A N I Y A H Hawiga à K I R K U KÆQ Iraq Boundary à Darbandihkan Halabja à Daquq Governorate Boundary àà

District Boundary Kalar Baiji à ÆQÆQ Tooz

Ru'ua àÆQ à Tikrit Tikrit ÆQ.! à Kifri ÆQ S A L A H A L - D I N àà Daur à à Haditha à à à àÆQ ± à à à Khanaqin ÆQ Samarra à à D I Y A LààA 0 50 100 à Ka'im Km ÆQ ÆQ Khalis à A N B A R à Thethar àà à Balad Ana àà à ààMuqdadiya Heet Fares à .!ÆQBa`aqubah Tarmia à Ba'qàuba àà à Baladrooz à Ramadi KadhimiaAdhamia ÆQà .! ÆQ Thawra1 Ramadi ÆQÆQ à Thaw\!.ra2 Abu Ghraib Resafa ÆQ Karkh Mada'in à Falluja ÆQ ÆQ B A G H D A D

à Mahmoudiya Badra JJ Rutba Azezia

rr Suwaira Musayab dd Mahawil W A S S I T aa Kerbala .!Kerbala Kut nn Hilla Ain Al-Tamur K E R B A L A .! .! Hindiya Kut Na'maniya Hilla Hashimiya Diwaniya Afaq Hai à Najaf

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Areas affected by ISIS attacks, which experience signiﬁcant impact due to the complexity of the attacks and the use of different explosives and heavy weaponry.

Armed Clash Areas Led by ISIS January - August 2020

Turkey Dahuk Zakho T u r k e y Dahuk Amedi Erbil Ninewa Mergasur Sulaymaniyah D A H U K Syria Kirkuk Iran Sumel .!Dahuk Salah Al-Din Soran Diyala c ÆQ Shikhan Akre Baghdad ÆQ Anbar Telafar ÆQ n ÆQ a Wassit ÆQ d Choman

r Kerbala Babylon o I r a n J Tilkaif I r a n Qadissiya Missan

Najaf Thi-Qar Shaqlawa

Basrah Mosul Muthanna .! ÆQ Saudi Arabia ÆQ Rania K Hamdaniya u Sinjar Pshdar w a c it Erbil ÆQ ÆQ .! ÆQ Erbil Mosul c c Koisnjaq c Armed Clash Area E R B I L Dokan N I N E W A ÆQ \! Capital ÆQ Makhmur ÆQc c c Sharbazher .! Governorate Center c c Penjwin Dabes Sulaymaniah Ba'aj cc .! ÆQ IDPs Camp c ÆQ c Kirkuk S y r ii a c .! Sulaymaniya Hatra Shirqat cKcirkcuk Primary Road c c ÆQ Chamchamal c cc c ÆQÆQÆQ S U L A Y M A N I Y A H HawigaccK I R K U KÆQ Iraq Boundary c c Darbandihkan Halabja c cDcaqcuq Governorate Boundary c cc c District Boundary c c Kalar Baiji ÆQÆQ Tooz c Ru'ua ÆQ c c Tikrit Tikrit ÆQ.! ÆQ c c Kifri c c S A L A H A L - D I N c ccc Daur c cc c Haditha c c c ÆQ ± cc Khanaqinc ÆQ Samarra c c c D I Y A L cA 0 50 100 cc Ka'im c c Km ÆQ c ÆQc Khalis ccc cc A N B A R Thethar c cccc c Balad c Ana ccc c c ccMuqdadiya c Heet Fares c .!ÆQBa`aqubah c cc Tarmia c c c c Ba'cquba c c Baladrooz c Ramadi cKadhimiaAdhamia c ÆQ .! ÆQ Thawra1 c Ramadi ÆQÆQ c Thaw\!.ra2 Abu Ghraib Resafa ÆQ Karkh Mada'in Falluja ÆQ ÆQc B A G H D A D c Mahmoudiya Badra JJ Rutba Azezia

rr Suwaira Musayab dd Mahawil W A S S I T aa Kerbala .!Kerbala Kut nn Hilla Ain Al-Tamur K E R B A L A .! .! Hindiya Kut Na'maniya Hilla Hashimiya Diwaniya Afaq Hai Najaf

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40 30 20

Number of People Killed by ISIS January - August 2020 From January 1 to August 31, 2020, a total of 211 people were killed by ISIS, 77 of them were in the Diyala governorate, accounting for 36% of total deaths caused by ISIS during that period. While the majority of victims, 74%, were personnel of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), civilian casualties also reached 21%.

60 55

40 31 26 20 23 21 20 18 17

0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

Total Number of People killed by ISIS

Number of People Injured by ISIS January - August 2020 The period of January through August of 2020 also saw injuries to a total of 347 people as a result of ISIS operations, 151 of them were in the Diyala governorate. The majority of victims (256) were personnel of the Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), at the same time, 83 civilians were also injured during that period.

70 69 63 62 60 50 50 40 30 30 28 25 20 20 10 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug

Total Number of People Injured by ISIS

1. Data period: January - August 2020 2. All information is the best available from various sources including public, national, and international sources, and have been cross-checked by iMMAP as best as possible.

SF : Security Forces ISIS: Islamic State of Iraq and Syria IED : Improvised Explosive Device SIED : Suicide Improvised Explosive Device VBIED : Vehicle-Borne Improvised Explosive Device