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Weekly Explosive Incidents Flash News (May 28 iMMAP - Humanitarian Access Response Weekly Explosive Hazard Incidents Flash News (28 May - 03 June 2020) 105 60 29 8 5 INCIDENTS PEOPLE KILLED PEOPLE INJURED EXPLOSIONS AIRSTRIKES DIYALA GOVERNORATE Security Forces 02/JUN/2020 Dismantled an IED near a residential area in Karada neighborhood, in the center of the Iraqi Military Forces 29/MAY/2020 capital. Ambushed and killed two ISIS insurgents, and destroyed three hideouts in Jamil area, south of Buhriz subdistrict, south of Baqubah district. ANBAR GOVERNORATE Popular Mobilization Forces 29/MAY/2020 Shot down an ISIS drone, and destroyed two of their hideouts near Hamrin lake. ISIS 31/MAY/2020 Security Forces 29/MAY/2020 Injured two Federal Police Forces members in the Hassa area, west of Ana district. Killed an ISIS insurgent in an abandoned area in Al-Khawalis, 22km south of Baqubah. Military Intelligence 01/JUN/2020 Popular Mobilization Forces 01/JUN/2020 Directed five mortar shells toward Rutba district, without causing any injuries to the Thwarted an ISIS infiltration attempt in Naft Khana area, northeast of Baqubah district. security forces. Security Forces 01/JUN/2020 Military Intelligence 02/JUN/2020 Found and cleared several IEDs in Abi Saida subdistrict. Found and cleared 62 mortar shells and 74 homemade IEDs in the Hitan area in Hit district. An Armed Group 03/JUN/2020 Security Forces 02/JUN/2020 Killed two civilians and injured another in the Zahriyat area in Abi Saida subdistrict. Destroyed three ISIS hideouts in the Wadi Hooran area, west of Anbar. Popular Mobilization Forces 03/JUN/2020 NINEWA GOVERNORATE Found and cleared 50 IEDs in an ISIS hideout in Hamrin mountain. Popular Mobilization Forces 03/JUN/2020 An Armed Group 28/MAY/2020 Destroyed four ISIS hideouts in Hamrin mountain. Two targeted IED explosions struck Federal Police Forces vehicle, killing three members and injuring three others, south of Mosul. KIRKUK GOVERNORATE An Armed Group 30/MAY/2020 An IED exploded near Sinjar's Silo, causing no casualties. Security Forces 30/MAY/2020 Killed an insurgent and injured another in Al-Miqam village. Iraqi Military Forces 01/JUN/2020 Launched an airstrike destroying an ISIS tunnel and killing seven insurgents in the Sokrat Coalition Forces 31/MAY/2020 area, Al-Hader district. Launched an airstrike destroying an ISIS hideout and killing seven insurgents in Al-Chai valley, south of Kirkuk. SALAH AL-DIN GOVERNORATE Federal Police Forces 02/JUN/2020 Found and cleared three explosive caches containing nine IEDs, nine SPG9 rockets, and 12 Security Forces 28/MAY/2020 mortar shells in the southwest of Kirkuk. Found and cleared a cache containing IEDs and weapons, west of Samarra district. An Armed Group 02/JUN/2020 ISIS 30/MAY/2020 A targeted IED explosion struck a military vehicle killing two soldiers and injuring two Attacked a Federal Police Forces checkpoint, killing a member and injuring five others in others in Karaw village in Sarkaran subdistrict, northeast of Kirkuk. the Al-Saiwiyah area in Al-Mutasaam subdistrict, south of Samarra district. Coalition Forces 02/JUN/2020 Iraqi Military Forces 02/JUN/2020 Launched an airstrike killing 13 ISIS insurgents in Al-Chai valley, south of Kirkuk. Launched an airstrike destroying two ISIS hideouts and a car, east of Salah Al-Din. ISIS 03/JUN/2020 A targeted IED explosion struck a military convoy injuring ten soldiers in Al-Chai valley, ERBIL GOVERNORATE south of Kirkuk. An Armed Group 01/JUN/2020 An IED explosion struck a Security Forces vehicle, killing two members and injuring two BAGHDAD GOVERNORATE others in Makhmur district. Security Forces 28/MAY/2020 Coalition Forces 03/JUN/2020 Killed four ISIS insurgents and cleared three IEDs, and a hand grenade in Al-Aanaz area, Launched an airstrike destroying an ISIS tunnel and killing 12 insurgents in Ali Rash village southwest of the capital. in Qarachokh mountain in Makhmur district. An Armed Group 29/MAY/2020 An IED explosion injured three civilians in Al-Mada'en district, southeast of the capital. Security Forces 30/MAY/2020 Found and cleared four smoke and hand grenades in Al-Masbah street in Baghdad Al-Jadidah area. Security Forces 02/JUN/2020 Found and cleared IEDs, rockets, hand grenades, and explosive materials inside two ISIS hideouts in Abu Ghraib and Al-Tarmiya district. People Killed & Injured Per Governorate People Killed & Injured Per Incident Type Killed 30 40 39 Killed Injured Injured 23 30 20 20 14 20 13 10 10 7 10 8 8 5 5 7 6 3 3 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Anbar Baghdad Diyala Erbil Kirkuk Ninewa Salah Al-Din Air Strike Explosive Hazard Crime Direct Attack/Clashes iMMAP, Humanitarian Access Response: Explosive Hazard Incidents Risk Level in Anbar, Baghdad, Diyala, Erbil, Kirkuk, Ninewa and Salah Al-Din Governorates from 28 May to 03 June 2020 D A H U K .! Dahuk Amedi Mergasur TTuurrkkeeyy Sumel Dahuk ÆQ Shikhan ÆQ ÆQ Akre Erbil ÆQ Soran Ninewa ÆQ Choman Telafar Sulaymaniyah Tilkaif SSyyrriiaa Kirkuk IIrraann Shaqlawa Salah Al-Din II r a n Diyala Mosul ! ÆQ Baghdad . ÆQ Anbar Sinjar HamdaniyaÆQ Rania Wassit Pshdar aann KerbalaBabylon rdrd Erbil JJoo .! Qadissiya Missan ÆQ ÆQ Najaf Thi-Qar ÆQ Erbil Mosul Koisnjaq Basrah Muthanna E R B I L Dokan SSaauuddii AArraabbiiaa N I N E W A KKuuwwaaiitt ÆQ Makhmur ÆQÆQ Sharbazher Explosive Incident Risk Level Penjwin Dabes High Low Sulaymaniah Ba'aj .! ÆQ Kirkuk \! .! Sulaymaniya Capital Hatra Shirqat Kirkuk S y r ii a Chamchamal .! Governorate Center ÆQÆQÆQ S U L A Y M A N I Y A H Hawiga K I R K U KÆQ ÆQ Darbandihkan Halabja IDPs Camp Daquq Primary Road Iraq Boundary Kalar Baiji ÆQ ÆQ Tooz Governorate Boundary Ru'ua ÆQ Tikrit Tikrit District Boundary ÆQ.! Kifri ÆQ S A L A H A L - D I N Daur Haditha Khanaqin ÆQ ± Samarra D I Y A L A Ka'im 0 50 100 ÆQ Km 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 Badra Mahmoudiya Rutba Azezia JJ oo Suwaira rr dd Mahawil W A S S I T Kerbala .! Musayab Kut aa Kut Ain Al-Tamur Hindiya .! .! nn K E R B A L A Hilla Na'maniya Hilla Hashimiya Hai Diwaniya Najaf Afaq Kufa iMMAP, Humanitarian Access Response: Explosive Hazard Incidents in Anbar, Baghdad, Diyala, Erbil, Kirkuk, Ninewa and Salah Al-Din Governorates from 28 May to 03 June 2020 TTuurr kkeeyy Dahuk Erbil Zakho Ninewa T u r k e y Sulaymaniyah Amedi SSyyrr iiaa Kirkuk Dahuk IIrraa nn Mergasur Salah Al-Din D A H U K Diyala Sumel .! Baghdad Dahuk Anbar Soran Wassit JJoorrdd aann KerbalaBabylon ÆQ Shikhan Akre Qadissiya Missan Telafar ÆQ ÆQ ÆQ ÆQ Choman II r a n Thi-Qar Najaf Tilkaif Basrah Muthanna Shaqlawa SSaauudd ii AArr aa bbiiaa K u w a i t Mosul K u w a i t .! ÆQ ÆQ Sinjar HamdaniyaÆQ Rania à Erbil Pshdar ġ Airstrike ÆQ ÆQ .! ÆQ Erbil Mosul c Armed Clash Area E R B I L Koisnjaq N I N E W A Dokan à Explosive Hazard ÆQ Makhmur ÆQÆQc Sharbazher Penjwin \! Capital ġ à Dabes Sulaymaniah .! Governorate Center Ba'aj .! S y r ii a ÆQ Kirkuk .! Sulaymaniya ÆQ IDPs Camp Hatra Shirqat Kcirkuk S y r ii a Chamchamal ġ ÆQÆQÆQ S U L A Y M A N I Y A H Primary Road Hawiga K I R K U KÆQ Darbandihkan Halabja Iraq Boundary Daqcuq Governorate Boundary ġ ġ c à Kalar District Boundary àà Baiji ÆQ ÆQ à à c à Tooz Ru'ua à à ÆQ Tikrit Tikrit c ÆQ.! à à Kifri ÆQ à S A L A H A L - D I N àc ± Daur cà à Haditha àccÆQ 0 50 100 à c Khanaqin à Samarra Km àD I Y A L A Ka'im ÆQ à à ÆQ Khalis à A N B A R Thethar cà Balad c Ana à c àcMuqdadiya à àHeet à Fares .!ÆQBa`aqubah à Tarmia àBa'quba àà Baladrooz à Ramadi KadhimiaAdhamia àà c ÆQ .! ÆQ àThawra1 Ramadi ÆQÆQ Thaw\!.ra2 Abu Ghraib àResafa ÆQ àKarkhàà Mada'in Falluja B A G H D A D ÆQ ÆQ à Rutba Mahmoudiya Badra JJ Azezia oo rr Suwaira Musayab dd a W A S S I T a Mahawil Kerbala .!Kerbala nn Ain Al-Tamur Hilla Kut K E R B A L A .! Kut .! Ali Al-Gharbi Hindiya Hilla Na'maniya Hashimiya Diwaniya Hai Disclaimer: All information is the best available from various sources including public, national and international sources, and has been cross-checked by iMMAP as best as possible. iMMAP accepts no responsibility for the use of this information. Publication Date: 07 JUNE 2020 - For more information contact: [email protected] Copyright © iMMAP,IHF Humanitarian Access Response - 2020. All rights reserved.This report is related to iMMAP-IHF project: Multi-Dimensional Risk Mitigation Information Management Center for Humanitarian Access Response - 2020..
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