iMMAP - Humanitarian Access Response Weekly Explosive Hazard Incidents Flash News (23 July - 05 Aug 2020)

161 43 21 4 5 INCIDENTS PEOPLE KILLED PEOPLE INJURED EXPLOSIONS AIRSTRIKES SALAH AL-DIN GOVERNORATE ISIS 25/JUL/2020 An Armed Group 30/JUL/2020 Attacked Al-Abasiya village and killed five civilians in district. Two Katyusha rockets landed near 's airport. The rockets were launched from the Al-Radhwaniyah area. Popular Mobilization Forces 26/JUL/2020 Bombarded an ISIS gathering injuring several of them in the Al- area, north of Security Forces 03/AUG/2020 . Retrieved two corpses in the Tigris river near Al-Faransi bridge in the Al-Nahrawan area.

Security Forces 26/JUL/2020 An Armed Group 03/AUG/2020 Found and cleared more than 20 Katyusha rockets in the district. A Katyusha rocket landed in Albu-Abdu village and another in Jawad village in Al-Mushahada subdistrict, north of the capital. Iraqi Military Forces 27/JUL/2020 Launched an airstrike destroying a hideout in Samarra district. GOVERNORATE Popular Mobilization Forces 29/JUL/2020 ISIS 23/JUL/2020 Thwarted an ISIS infiltration attempt into Til Al-Dahab area of Yathrib subdistrict in the Attacked a Military checkpoint and injured two soldiers in the Al-Mamoura area of the Samarra district. Al-Baghdadiya subdistrict.

ISIS 01/AUG/2020 ISIS 23/JUL/2020 Attacked a Federal Police Forces checkpoint, killing a member and injuring four others in An IED struck a military vehicle and injured two soldiers in the Al-Mamoura area of the the Mukayashafa subdistrict, south of . Al-Baghdadiya subdistrict.

Iraqi Military Forces 04/AUG/2020 An Armed Group 23/JUL/2020 Launched several airstrikes, destroying multiple ISIS hideouts in Masira and Hilal Salim Sexually assaulted and then killed an abducted eight-year-old child in the Zawiya area of deserts of Samarra district. the Al-Firat subdistrict, Heet district.

An Armed Group 05/AUG/2020 Security Forces 24/JUL/2020 Killed three soldiers in an attack in the Mutaybajia area of Samarra district. Found and cleared nine IEDs, 17 anti-aircraft rockets, 27 detonators, and three mortar shells in Al-Qamitra village of Al-Kaim district. Security Forces 01/AUG/2020 Popular Mobilization Forces 24/JUL/2020 Found and cleared a cache containing 50 projectiles belonging to ISIS in the Hasiba area, Conducted a search operation and cleared four villages from ISIS insurgents, south of east of district. Al-Muqdadiya district.

An Armed Group 24/JUL/2020 GOVERNORATE Launched four Katyusha rockets from Al-Dainiya area towards the Al-Basmaya military Iraqi Military Forces 31/JUL/2020 camp, two of which landed on a warehouse and a caravan, and the others landed in the Launched an airstrike, destroying three vehicles in the Al-Chai valley of district. surrounding area. Security Forces 31/JUL/2020 Popular Mobilization Forces 25/JUL/2020 Dismantled an adhesive IED, which was planted in the center of Kirkuk city. Repelled an ISIS attack and killed three insurgents in the Al-Maita area, north of Diyala. Iraqi Military Forces 04/AUG/2020 ISIS 25/JUL/2020 Launched an airstrike in the Al-Mahmudiya area, destroying two ISIS hideouts, a vehicle, Attacked Popular Mobilization Forces patrol and injured a member in the Al-Maita area, and two motorcycles. north of Diyala. Coalition Forces 05/AUG/2020 Popular Mobilization Forces 29/JUL/2020 Launched an airstrike, and killed four insurgents in Hamrin mountains. Thwarted an ISIS infiltration attempt near Al-Askara village, north of Al-Sadiya subdistrict. NINEWA GOVERNORATE Iraqi Military Forces 29/JUL/2020 Security Forces 23/JUL/2020 Repelled an ISIS attack in the Al-Qaia area of district. Found two corpses in the Al-Maidan area in Old .

An Armed Group 30/JUL/2020 Security Forces 26/JUL/2020 An IED struck a military patrol vehicle, killing a soldier and injuring two others in the Qolai Found three corpses in Old Mosul. area of . Security Forces 26/JUL/2020 Found a tunnel that contained weapons, weapon attachments, and Katyusha rockets in Al-Kaba village of Al-Rashidiya subdistrict, north of Mosul. Security Forces 23/JUL/2020 Found and cleared a drone carrying 2kg of explosives on top of a building in the Al-Jadriya Security Forces 29/JUL/2020 area. Found five corpses near the Pepsi factory in Mosul. Security Forces 25/JUL/2020 Rescued the German activist who was abducted nearly a week ago.

Security Forces 26/JUL/2020 Rescued an abducted civilian in the Al- market and arrested the abductor.

An Armed Group 29/JUL/2020 An IED exploded inside a bus in the Bab Al-Sharqi area, injuring five civilians.

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