SummaryLevels of violence fell in Iraq last week. At least 19 people were killed and 55 injured in nationwide incidents which is a relatively low figure.
TacticsA total of 16 bomb attacks left five people dead and 39 injured – a relatively low figure. There were no suicide bombings recorded. A fall in the number of small arms fire attacks left 10 people dead and three injured. Indirect fire attacks (rockets and mortars) left one person dead and 13 injured.
Geographic DistributionViolence was concentrated in the central provinces and Baghdad. The North of the country was unusually quiet, with no major incidents recorded in Mosul city at all. Kurdistan saw Turkish military operations around the border, involving clashes with the terrorist PKK organisation.
Incidents in the SouthA kidnapped woman was rescued by the authorities in an operation in Basrah. An Iraqi private security company employee and three local residents were killed in a small arms fire exchange in West Qurnah.
Business RisksFrom a business perspective, the government announced that oil major ExxonMobil would not be allowed to participate in an upcoming oil and gas bidding round after it controversially signed contracts with the Kurdish authorities in October 2011.
Political Instability
From a political perspective the Iraqiya bloc returned to parliament last week after it boycotted proceedings following the arrest warrant issued for vice-president Tariq al-Hashimi.
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Source: AKE
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