iMMAP - IHF Humanitarian Access Response 25-31 October 2018 Weekly Explosive Incidents Flash News

Ninewa Governorate 2 47 3 52 Airstrikes + Explosive Hazards + Armed Clash Areas = Explosive Incidents Police Forces 25 October 2018 ● Cleared 10 Kalashnikov machine guns, 6 grenades, 4 TNT fuses, and 21 Kalashnikov bullet storages in Al-Maidan area of Al-Qadima. 51 17 1 19 People Killed People Injured People Released IEDs Cleared Security Forces 28 October 2018 ● In Telafar district they found 30 dead bodies belonged to ISIS members who were executed because of their failure in the war against the Iraqi forces. Total Number of Explosive Incidents per Week

Security Forces 29 October 2018 100 89 90 81 80 ● Cleared 83 ISIS IEDs in Al-Mazra’a area and 2 IEDs in Al-Ayn valley. 80 74 68 70 59 60 60 65 52 52 Police Forces 30 October 2018 62 47 47 50 53 Found an abandoned shop belonged to an ISIS member. The shop was used for making IEDs and booby-trapped vehicles in Al-Nabi 40 48 48 ● 43 40 30 34 38 38 38 Sheet area in Mosul city and it contained 2 RPG7, a projectile fuse, 3m long lighting fuse, 3 locally made grenades, and a smoke grenade. 20 10 0 Military Intelligence Forces 31 October 2018 29 Apr to 5 6 to 12 May 13 to 19 May 20 to 26 May 27 May to Jun 3 to 9 Jun 21 to 27 Jun 28 Jun to 4 Jul 5 to 11 Jul 12 to 18 Jul 19 to 25 Jul 26 Jul to 1 Aug 2 to 8 Aug 9 to 15 Aug 23 to 29 Aug 30 Aug to Sept 6 to 12 Sept 27 Sept to 3 4 to 10 Oct 11 to 17 Oct 18 to 24 Oct 25 to 31 Oct May 2 5 Oct ● In Mosul Al-Qadimah they cleared a weapon stack, the stack contained 30 explosive belts, 10 hand grenades, 2 IEDs, and 2 mortar shells. Total Number of Explosive Incidents in Mosul Corridor, Hawiga and Western Anbar Operations Areas Security Forces 31 October 2018 ● Cleared 5 IEDs in Umar Bandan village, they also cleared 5 IEDs in Shandokha village.

Salah Al-Din Governorate

Security Forces 25 October 2018 ● Cleared 5 IEDs in Lain line of district.

Security Forces 29 October 2018 ● Ambushed a famous ISIS member in Al-Jallam area between Salah Al-Din and Diyala governorates, they also cleared an operating base contained weapons and explosives.

Iraqi Air Forces 30 October 2018 ● Destroyed an ISIS hideout and killed 4 of them in the north of Jazeera Al-Sinea.

Popular Mobilization Forces 31 October 2018 ● Cleared a weapon cache in Albu Jroob area of Jazeera Al-Samarra, the cache contained weapons, ordnance, IEDs, and missiles.

Casualties by Incidents Category

People Killed People Injured

4 3 2 4 14 4 5 18

Airstrikes Armed Clash Areas Explosive Hazards Governorate

An Armed Group 25 October 2018 Security Forces 25 October 2018 ● Exploded an IED on a farmer’s vehicle in Ali Saray village, the explosion injured him and another one exploded on an agricultural vehicle in ● Found an operating base near Ayn Lailan area between Uthaym and Qaratappa subdistricts. The operating base contained 500 machine guns. a village west of district led to the injury of 2 farmers. ISIS 26 October 2018 An Armed Group 26 October 2018 ● Abducted a farmer in Sa’idat village on the outskirts of Qaratappa subdistrict northeast of Ba’quba district. ● Exploded and IED on a vehicle carried a security officer and his brother in Bigara village of Hawiga district, the explosion caused material damages only. An Armed Group 27 October 2018 ● Launched 2 mortar shells on the Mukhesa orchards without any casualties. ISIS 27 October 2018 ● Ambushed the Federal Police Forces in Tarfawy area adjacent to the mount Hamrin in Riyadh subdistrict sector, in which an officer and a ISIS 28 October 2018 number of his guards were killed. ● Launched 3 mortar shells on the outskirts of Ziham village of Sensil basin north of Muqdadiya district without any casualties, the security forces repatriated and bombarded the source of the shooting.

Iraqi Air Forces 27 October 2018 Security Forces 29 October 2018 ● In Riyadh subdistrict sector destroyed a tunnel and killed all ISIS members who were hid in it. ● Conducted a search operation in the deep of Naft Khana basin, killing an ISIS member who carried an explosive belt and hid himself in an operating base.

ISIS 29 October 2018 An Armed Group 30 October 2018 ● Raided on Al-Jasimiya village and killed their Mukhtar. ● Exploded an IED near Imam Bawa shrine on the outskirts of district, in which 2 civilians killed and 7 others injured.

ISIS 30 October 2018 ● Launched missiles and opened fire on the Khatunya village targeting the Mukhtar’s house and destroying a PMF member house. The incident Explosive Incidents Risk Level in Mosul Corridor, Hawiga and Western Anbar Operations Areas caused no casualties.

Legend QÆ IDPs Camp Anbar Governorate Explosive Incidents Risk Level Amedi Dahuk Moderate Mergasur Dahuk 25 October 2018 High Sumel Security Forces Soran Very High Shikhan Telafar ● Cleared 10 IEDs in Al-Matary area. Choman Tilkaif Primary Road Boundary Hamdaniya Rania Governorate Boundary Pshdar Security Forces 27 October 2018 District Boundary Erbil Mosul Conducted a search operation in Albu Eid area of Rummana subdistrict, the search operation resulted in finding an ammunition stack Ninewa Koisnjaq ● Dokan

contained 5 AK machine guns, a 120mm mortar stand, a 60mm mortar baseplate, a 60mm mortar stand, a day vision military telescope and Makhmur Penjwin an 81mm mortar stand. Dabes Ba'aj Sulaymaniya Shirqat Kirkuk Kirkuk Hawiga 29 October 2018 Security Forces Daquq ● Destroyed 4 ISIS hideouts and cleared 17 IEDs in Al-Jazeera area, they also cleared an ISIS IED during cleaning the strategic way towards Kalar the green bridge in Falluja city. Tooz Ru'ua

Kifri 30 October 2018 Salah Al-Din Daur Security Forces Samarra Khanaqin

● Cleared an adhesive IED planted under the car of the head of Anbar Compensation Committee in Jolan area. Ka'im Khalis Thethar Balad Diyala Ana Muqdadiya

Security Forces 31 October 2018 Heet Fares Tarmia

Baladrooz ● Destroyed 5 ISIS tunnels killing all ISIS members hiding inside, they also took over 3 ISIS vehicles, different weapons and cleared unexploded Anbar ordnance in the desert areas north of Rutba district. Baghdad Mada'in ● Cleared 10 different IEDs in Al-Hamira area. Falluja Rutba Mahmoudiya Badra Azezia ● Cleared 9 IEDs in the shape of gallons in the south of Al-Habbanya lake. Wassit Suwaira ● Cleared 31 locally made IEDs in Albu Hasan area. Kerbala Kerbala Babylon Mahawil Missan Ali Al-Gharbi ● Cleared 10 IEDs in an agricultural land in Karabila area. Ain Al-Tamur

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