Levels of violence rose slightly in Iraq last week and casualty figures were higher than normal, partly due to a double suicide bombing which hit Kirkuk, as well as a rise in bombings and shootings in the central region. In total, at least 75 people were killed and 301 injured in nationwide incidents.
A total of 39 non-suicide bomb attacks left 23 people dead and 100 injured. An additional suicide bombing in Fallujah and a double suicide bombing in Kirkuk left at least 31 more people dead and 190 injured.
A rise in small arms fire attacks left 20 people dead and six injured. Indirect fire attacks (rockets and mortars) left five people injured.
Salah ad-Din province saw more attacks than any other area, although violence was also concentrated in Mosul, Kirkuk, Baghdad and Fallujah. Tuz Khurmatu in Salah ad-Din province also saw several attacks, as did Babil and Diyala provinces.
Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) territory remained relatively quiet although the Turkish air force continues to conduct cross-border raids in search of Kurdish rebels. The south of the country saw no major outbreaks of violence.
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Source: AKE Group.
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