By Anne-Laure Barbosa at Constellis Consulting Amid worsening levels of violence owing to the increase in direct clashes between the ISF and ISIS militias, Iraq witnessed movements in the political sphere with the election of a new President. Fouad Massoum, a Kurd member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) put forward by the Kurdish alliance, […]
By Anne-Laure Barbosa at Constellis Consulting Violence across Iraq’s northern and central provinces remained at a similar intensity to the previous reporting period and only Kirkuk experienced a significant increase in the number of attacks. Fatalities fell, but 318 people were killed and over 500 injured as a result of the ongoing violence. According to UN […]
By Anne-Laure Barbosa at Constellis Consulting On 15 July, Iraqi MPs took the first formal step toward forming a new government, by electing Salim al-Juburi, a Sunni lawmaker, as the new speaker of parliament. Negotiations between the main parliamentary blocs had been in gridlock since the April elections failed to produce a majority, with sessions adjourned […]
By Anne-Laure Barbosa at Constellis Consulting Reporting remains almost completely interrupted in the provinces of Nineveh and Salahuddin, and the data available does not account for the large number of kidnappings and high levels of sectarian violence rumoured in territories held by ISIS. As the ISF continues its attempts at pushing north towards Tikrit from their […]
By Anne-Laure Barbosa at Constellis Consulting As ISIS consolidates its positions and increases its territorial control across the north and west of Iraq, its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi announced the creation of an ‘Islamic Caliphate’ on 29 June in areas overrun by insurgents. While largely symbolic, this announcement represents another blow to the central government, which […]
Reporting remains largely interrupted across northern Iraq, which continues to impact on casualty statistics. Levels of recorded violence have nonetheless been consistent with the previous weekly data, with an estimated 445 fatalities reflecting sustained militant activity and counteroffensive ISF operations. Major clashes have continued to focus on Nineveh’s Tal Afar district and territories between Tikrit […]
By Anne-Laure Barbosa at Constellis Consulting ISIS related violence in the last 48 hours Baiji Iraqi security forces have reportedly recaptured the refinery, after tribal sheiks helped negotiate a rebel withdrawal from the area. ISIS rebels regrouped into the town of Baiji, which they now appear to control completely. The situation remains fluid and reporting […]
By Anne-Laure Barbosa at Constellis Consulting ISIS related violence in the last 48 hours Southern Kirkuk The village of Bashir remained the scene of clashes between Kurdish forces and ISIS fighters, who are still battling over control of the area. The fighting on Wednesday left at least nine policemen and Peshmergas dead, and 28 injured. Tal […]
By Anne-Laure Barbosa at Constellis Consulting ISIS related violence in the last 48 hours Tel Afar The situation remains extremely fluid and reporting largely disrupted across the North. Iraqi forces backed by local police and Turkmen groups recaptured ISIS positions in the district of Tal Afar, which fell under ISIS control on Monday. These gains followed […]
A spectacular ISIS offensive launched on 10 June across the North forced the ISF to retreat and regroup into the southern districts of Salahuddin. Most of Nineveh, including its capital Mosul, and the northern section of Salahuddin, encompassing Tikrit, are now under insurgent control. The number of reported fatalities, recorded at 387, while much higher […]
By Anne-Laure Barbosa at Constellis Consulting www.constellis-consulting.com ISIS related violence in the last 48 hours Tal Afar The multi-ethnic and religiously-mixed town of Tal Afar, mostly populated with Sunni Turkmen, reportedly fell to ISIS insurgents early on Monday and is now being hit by Iraqi airstrikes. This development is neither surprising nor significant, as the majority of […]
By Anne-Laure Barbosa at Constellis Consulting www.constellis-consulting.com Violent incidents sharply increased in their intensity over the reporting period with 453 fatalities recorded nationwide, doubling previous weekly figures. This significant uptick was prompted by a multi-front ISIS assault across the north, with militants attempting to seize cities in Salahuddin province, and succeeding in controlling parts of Mosul, Iraq’s […]
