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Weekly Iraq .Xplored Report

10 June 2017

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................................................................... 2

ACTIVITY MAP .................................................................................................................................................... 3

OUTLOOK ............................................................................................................................................................. 4

Short term outlook ............................................................................................................................................. 4

Medium to long term outlook ............................................................................................................................ 4

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS ...................................................................................................................................... 5

IS claims suicide attacks in Iraqi Shia provinces ........................................................................................... 5

Iraqi Kurdistan to hold independence referendum in September ................................................................. 5

THREAT MATRIX ................................................................................................................................................ 5

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ............................................................................................................................... 6

Mosul ................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Political ................................................................................................................................................................ 6

Security ............................................................................................................................................................... 7

Foreign Affairs .................................................................................................................................................... 8

WEEKLY OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENT .................................................................................................... 9

Countrywide Military/Security Situation .......................................................................................................... 9

ACRONYM LIST ................................................................................................................................................ 16

GARDAWORLD INFORMATION SERVICES .............................................................................................. 17

GARDAWORLD.................................................................................................................................................. 17

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ACTIVITY MAP


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OUTLOOK

Short term outlook

The religious month of Ramadan will see security plans implemented across most provinces in Iraq, probably

involving increased troop deployments and enhanced security procedures. Busy periods should be expected

around daybreak but especially in the evening around sunset. In the morning families will gather for ‘Suhoor’ –

the last meal before fasting begins. In the evening families gather for ‘Iftar’ – the breaking of the fast. Markets

are usually busy in the evenings as people prepare for the evening gathering and feast. Such gatherings will

be attractive targets for Sunni militants, who will continue violence targeting the Shia civilian population

throughout the month. It is almost certain a number of high-profile attacks will be attempted during this period,

although activity should be broadly within established parameters.

As the operation in West Mosul continues, there is a heightened risk of high-profile attacks in permissive areas

across Iraq including Baghdad, Salah ad Din and Diyala, as IS retains intent to increase sectarian tensions

and force a redeployment of ISF resources away from Mosul. This is underlined by recent VBIED attacks in

Shia-dominated areas of Baghdad City as well as multiple lower level IEDs, especially in eastern Baghdad.

With ethno-sectarian tensions currently heightened in Kirkuk, there is also an increased possibility of high-

profile attacks in Kirkuk City, although IS capability to conduct such an attack is assessed as less than in those

areas with a majority Sunni demographic. An increase in attacks can also be expected in eastern Anbar, in

particular the cities of Ramadi and Fallujah, as evidenced by recent high-profile attacks in the region.

Two SVBIED attacks in Basra province on May 19, and SVIED attacks in Karbala and Babel on June 9 exhibit

IS retains intent and capability for attacks in the southern provinces. The region remains assessed as non-

permissive for IS to significantly escalate operations due to demographics, with the few Sunni militant

sympathizers in the region remaining isolated.

The security footprint and other local factors in the central and southern regions of Iraq, particularly in

Baghdad, will severely constrain IS ability to mount sustained complex attacks of the sort seen in the north

and the west of the country, though the threat from low-level IED and SAF attacks remains. There may be an

increased level of ISF deliberate actions to disrupt and deter insurgent and criminal activity during the Mosul

operation, especially in the northern areas of Baghdad province.

Medium to long term outlook

In the absence of concerted engagement with the Sunni population in areas currently under IS control, it is

possible that the post-IS security environment will be characterized by sectarian flash points between radical

Sunni tribes and Shia militia groups especially in Nineveh province and western Kirkuk. Limited reporting has

already indicated displaced Sunni families being advised or directed to leave Kirkuk. It is almost certain that in

areas retaken by ISF, an insurgency will be established by Sunni insurgents including remaining IS affiliates.

Low-level incidents related to criminality, personal disputes and tribal tensions are likely to continue in Basra

and the southern provinces in general. This is assessed to be facilitated by large segments of the security

forces currently being involved in operations to retake IS-held areas of the country. In the long-term, there will

be tensions driven by the return of Shia militia factions, who will expect material and social rewards for the

contribution in the national campaign against IS.

While the Mosul operation has refocused attention away from Abadi’s reform program, the risk of politically

motivated demonstrations against corruption in front of government institutions remains extant.


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SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

IS claims suicide attacks in Iraqi Shia provinces Islamic State group (IS) has claimed killing and injuring over 140 Shia Muslims in two suicide attacks carried out

in Iraqi Shia provinces. The insurgents claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that killed 20 people in Babel

province, and also a separate suicide attack, also on 9 June, in a car park in central Karbala - the holy Shia city

where jihadist attacks are rare.

Iraqi Kurdistan to hold independence referendum in September The Iraqi Kurdistan Region has decided to hold a referendum on its independence from Baghdad on 25

September this year. The decision reportedly came in a meeting held by Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani

with representatives of Kurdish political parties, according to Kurdish press. The autonomous Kurdistan Region

in northern Iraq includes the provinces of Erbil, Sulymaniyah and Dohuk. Kurdistan’s parliamentary and

presidential elections will also be held on 6 November according to reports.

THREAT MATRIX

Region Political Terrorism Militancy Crime K&R

KRG* Moderate Low Low Low Low

North** Moderate High-Extreme High High High

Baghdad Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate

Anbar Moderate High High High High

South*** Moderate Low Moderate Moderate Moderate

Threat Scale Minimal Low Moderate High Extreme

* KRG – Dohuk, Erbil & Sulaymaniyah ** North – Nineveh, Salah ad-Din & Diyala *** South – Babil, Wasit, Karbala, Najaf, Qadisiyah, Dhi Qar, Muthanna, Maysan & Basra


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LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

Mosul

Mosul Tactical Update Strong resistance continues in the few remaining districts under IS control in west Mosul. On June 10 Federal

Police Commander Major General Jawdat stated that ISF have fully retaken Zanjili district in northwest Mosul.

There was now a major operation to clear the area of mines, IEDs and booby-traps. ISF also continue to aid

civilians leaving the area. Progress is slow in neighbouring Shifaa district, as ISF continue to reduce the pocket

held by IS and push toward Old Mosul. IS have continued significant offensive operations, including complex

attacks against a CTS command post in liberated al-Sihha neighbourhood, and suicide attacks against civilians

attempting to flee IS-held areas. IDF and direct fire are also used to target fleeing civilians, and this week IS

again utilised IDF with chlorine-filled rounds. This is believed to be the ninth occasion chemical weapons have

been used in Mosul, and resulted in 13 civilians killed. In east Mosul, there was evidence that an insurgency that

is almost certain to develop is beginning to emerge, as three attacks attributed to IS were recorded. Two

incidents involved IS gunmen killing a preacher and a woman in separate attacks in eastern Mosul, whilst

another involved the interception and killing of a suicide attacker before he could detonate his explosive vest.

PMU units completed operation ‘Mohammed Rasool Allah II’ in western Nineveh, retaking Ba’aj district in its

entirety. After securing border areas and besieging Ba’aj town, PMUs liberated the town unopposed. The border

crossing at Tal Safwak was also secured, although PMU forces were attacked by suicide attackers from the

Syrian side of the border on June 8. PMU senior official Abu Muhandis stated the PMU now await orders to

retake Tal Afar.

IS murdered 163 Iraqis who tried to flee Western Mosul

On June 6, the United Nations said that IS militants had killed over 160 people in Mosul last week in order to

prevent them from escaping insurgent-held areas. According to the UN, the bodies of 163 murdered Iraqis

littered the streets after IS shot civilians to prevent them from fleeing.

Many from Tal Afar flee to safety of KR-I after PMU-IS clashes

At least 500 families fleeing the IS-held Turkmen town of Tal Afar in western Nineveh have reportedly reached

the sanctuary of the Kurdish region on June 6. Iraqi press stated that the 500 people would later be transferred

to Hamam Alil camp south of Mosul It was reported that the families were living in dire conditions and a lack of

food had forced them to flee.

Unknown gunmen kill IS militants in Tal Afar

Unknown gunmen killed five Islamic State militants in Tal Afar, an enclave which is still under the group’s control

west of Mosul, according to a security source. The source said in a press statement that the gunmen, travelling

in three pickup trucks, attacked an IS checkpoint in central Tal Afar.

PMUs take Ba’aj near Iraq / Syrian border

As part of the ongoing Popular Mobilisation Unit operation called “Muhammed Rasul Allah” to take remaining

areas from IS in northern Iraq, the Shiite Hashd al-Shaabi declared on June 4 that it had captured the key town

of Ba’aj near the Iraq-Syria border. The town was also a known hideout of the terrorist group’s leader Abu Bakr

al-Baghdadi and had been a key Islamist militant facilitation node throughout 14 years of war and insurgency.

Political Iraqi Kurdistan to hold independence referendum in September

The Iraqi Kurdistan Region has decided to hold a referendum on its independence from Baghdad on 25

September this year. The decision reportedly came in a meeting held by Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani

with representatives of Kurdish political parties, according to Kurdish press. The autonomous Kurdistan Region


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in northern Iraq includes the provinces of Erbil, Sulymaniyah and Dohuk. Kurdistan’s parliamentary and

presidential elections will also be held on 6 November.

Court issues seven-year jail term for former Iraqi Finance Minister

A criminal court has issued a jail term of seven years for former Iraqi Finance Minister Rafi al-Essawi over the

alleged misuse of public funds and corruption, the State Commission of Integrity declared on June 7.

Security IS claims suicide attacks in Iraqi Shia provinces

Islamic State group (IS) has claimed killing and injuring over 140 Shia Muslims in two suicide attacks carried out

in Iraqi Shia provinces. The insurgents claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that killed 20 people in Babel

province, and also a separate suicide attack, also on 9 June, at a car park in central Karbala - the holy Shia city

where jihadist attacks are rare. On 9 June IS's news outlet Amaq said a militant detonated his suicide vest

targeting a gathering of Shia in Musayab district in Babylon province, just east of Karbala city. Iraqi authorities

said that 20 people had been killed and another 21 injured.

Iranian Spokesman condemns suicide attack in Iraq’s Babylon and Karbala provinces

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi has strongly condemned “terrorist attacks” in Iraq’s

Babylon and Karbala Provinces on 9 June. Mehr Qassemi extended deepest condolences to the government

and the nation of Iraq as well as the families of the victims who lost their lives in two attacks claimed by the so-

called Islamic State group on 9 June

Iraqi forces contain tribal clashes in Basra

Iraqi forces have contained tribal clashes in the southern province of Basra on 3 June. A security source stated

that clashes broke out between individuals from two tribes in the Al-Hartha area, north of Basra.

Diyala local official warns against "Da'esh invasion"

Udai al-Khadran, a local official in Khalis district, has told Iraqi press that the deployment of IS militants in

Matabijah on the border between Salah ad Din and Diyala provinces had increased to a dangerous level

US says air campaign in northern Iraq is the most accurate in military history

The air campaign against IS over Mosul is the “most accurate” in military history, according to the spokesperson

for the US-led coalition, Colonel Ryan Dillon. “The coalition uses only precision weapons systems when we

conduct any kind of targeting of IS forces inside of Mosul. This is the most accurate air campaign in the history of

warfare”, he stated. “That said, we know the tactics that IS uses”, he continued, noting the extremist group’s use

of human shields

U.S. CENTCOM Commander in Iraq for meetings with Abadi

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met with CENTCOM Commander Gen. Joseph Votel in Baghdad on June 5, in

order to discuss the post-IS era with Votel stressing his country's support to Iraq in its war against terrorism.

Islamic State set up hospital in Hawijah to treat wounded fighters

Islamic State militants have set up a new hospital in their stronghold town of Hawijah, Kirkuk province, to treat

wounded members, according to local sources. The makeshift hospital was reportedly opened at a civilian-

owned house, and was supplied with medical equipment previously stolen from the town’s main hospital

Airstrike by Iraqi army jets kill Islamic State leader in Hawija

A prominent Islamic State leader has been killed in an airstrike that targeted Hawija, in Kirkuk province,

according to Diyala provincial council’s security committee. In remarks to reporters on June 6, Sadeq al-

Husseini, head of the council, said “prominent IS leader in Hawija known as Abu Mohamed al-Shami, a Syrian

national, was killed in an airstrike that targeted a group’s location in Fudeiha village, in Hawija, southwest of

Kirkuk.”


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Foreign Affairs IS claims attacks in Tehran

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attacks in the Iranian capital Tehran that have reportedly

killed at least twelve people and wounded many more. The claim was issued through IS's news outlet Amaq,

which quoted an IS "security source" as saying: "Islamic State fighters have attacked the Mausoleum of

[Ayatollah] Khomeini and the parliament building in central

Qatar boycott by five countries escalates

Qatar has come under a far-reaching boycott at the hands of the most powerful Arab governments for allegedly

taking Iran’s side against its Sunni Arab fellows. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirate and Bahrain

announced early on June 5, that they were breaking off diplomatic ties and all land, sea and airports contacts

with Qatar. This is the most serious diplomatic crisis to hit the Arab world – and split the Gulf Cooperation

Council (GCC) - in many years.

Iran, Turkey and Iraq to Meet in Baghdad over Qatar Rift

An emergency meeting will gather Tehran, Ankara and Baghdad senior officials in Baghdad to discuss the recent

rift among the regional countries over Qatar according to Mohsen Rezaei, the secretary for Iran's Expediency

Discernment Council, who posted the news on his twitter account, saying the Organization of the Islamic

Cooperation will also be summoned to help in resolving the issue. The official, however, did not reveal any more

details such as the timing of the assembly.

Economy

Critical Infrastructure in Fallujah improving

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced on June 3 that the al-Azrakiyah Water

Treatment Plant, which provides safe water to more than 60% of the city, was re-opened. The rehabilitation of

the plant was one of the key projects requested by the Anbar Command Cell, which is responsible for stabilising

newly liberated areas.


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WEEKLY OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENT

Countrywide Military/Security Situation Northern Provinces (Kirkuk/Salah al-Din/Diyala)

Reporting in the remainder of the north region indicated IS are continuing to rebuild insurgent networks and

enhance capability throughout the region.

There was further Sunni militant activity in Dibis district. On June 7, ISF found and cleared an IED near a well in

the Bai Hassan oilfield in Dibis district, northwest of Kirkuk. COMMENT: ‘This was the third IED emplaced

targeting oil infrastructure in the past fortnight. Two devices have been discovered and disarmed, although the

device that detonated caused material damage and a fire.’ COMMENT ENDS. Indications that insurgents

operating in Dibis have greater aspirations to expand their campaign were evident on June 7, when a VBIED

was intercepted on the Dibis-Kirkuk road, and two IS militants apprehended. The device was reportedly destined

for Kirkuk city.

Activity in Salah ad Din was typical with the majority of reporting involving IDF in areas in close proximity to the

IS-held Hawijah pocket. Bayji was particularly busy, with pressure on ISF from the Makhoul Mountains to the

east and from the desert areas that link to Anbar from the west. Most reporting involved IDF attacks but there

were direct attacks in the town of Siniya to the west of Bayji, and in Fatah, east of Bayji. Both locations represent

the defensive ISF line. In the far north of the province, Khanoukha was targeted with an ISF operation, as IS IDF

and drone activity continued in the area, including in nearby Shirqat. In southern Salah ad Din, activity was


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predominantly comprised of asymmetric IED activity, ad despite a number of direct fire SAF incidents, only two

could be confidently attributed to IS militants.

There was notable Sunni militant activity in Diyala during the period, with incidents occurring along the Diyala

River Valley. There were two instances where suicide attackers were intercepted by ISF, in Balad Ruz and in

Baqubah. Near Balad Ruz on June 5, ISF intercepted an SVIED attacker, who detonated his vest at a

checkpoint, injuring six people including two ISF. In the western Mualimeen neighbourhood of Baqubah, ISF

intercepted and killed a suicide attacker, although six people including an ISF member were injured. It was

subsequently claimed that the bomber’s target was a market in the city. Other incidents included the targeting of

ISF with direct fire or IEDs, as well as infrastructure. Electricity transmission pylons were targeted on three

separate occasions in the northeast of the province with IEDs and on one occasion SAF. COMMENT: ‘Diyala

has seen an increase in the use of suicide attackers in the past two weeks, with Baqubah being successfully

targeted for the first time in over a year on May 28. There were also two SVIED attackers intercepted and killed

on June 3 in Mukhaysah.’ COMMENT ENDS.


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Anbar Province

Anbar remains problematic in terms of security, with large ungoverned spaces providing Sunni militants haven

areas to facilitate the training, logistics and freedom of movement to sustain a mature insurgency. Despite ISF

retaking key cities and urban areas in 2016, IS affiliates have largely relocated to IS-held territory or desert

havens from which they continue to operate.

One of the most significant attacks this week occurred on June 6, when an SVIED attacker detonated their

explosive vest in a house in central Hit. Seven people were killed and two injured. COMMENT: ‘Hit has been

increasingly targeted with attacks perpetrated by Sunni militant over the last three months. There was almost no

militant activity detected earlier in the year, but incidents have increased in frequency since March, and the

growing sophistication of attacks indicates a rapidly increasing Sunni militant capability in the area. The Security

Committee of the Anbar Provincial Council has called for a review of security in the city following this latest

attack.’ COMMENT ENDS.

Security is still precarious along the international highways to Jordan, and this week there was a VBIED and

complex ambush along the route. There was also an attack repelled in vicinity of the al-Walid border crossing

with Syria, close to the border with Jordan. Two key bridges close-by were also destroyed with IEDs, hampering

traffic utilising the highway.

To the northwest of Haditha, in the al-Sagra area, pre-emptive operations to shape the environment for the

clearance of Anah, Rawa and Qaim commenced. The operations aim to cut IS supply lines in the desert, whilst

simultaneously providing safe corridors for civilians to evacuate.


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Capital Region (Baghdad City)

Baghdad was relatively subdued during the period, with no high-profile attacks perpetrated, and no indication

that any were attempted. Most activity took place in routine hotspots of the city, including west Rashid in the

southwest of the city, where IEDs predominated, and in the Sadr city and Adhamiyah areas, where most activity

involved SAF.

The most significant attack took place in Suwaib, west Rashid, on the outskirts of southwest Baghdad, where an

IED detonated at a market, killing one person and injuring four others. However, most IED and grenade activity

was intimidation violence.

There were a number of incidents linked to tribal disputes, one such instance involved several gunmen firing at

an accountability and justice advisor's home in Atifiya, and they then threw a grenade causing material damage.

There were also tribal SAF incidents in Sadr City and Adhamiyah that resulted in one fatality and injuries.


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Central Region (Baghdad Belts)

IED activity continued in the rural areas of Provincial Baghdad. Incidents targeted either ISF patrols or civilians

near shops or markets.

The most significant Sunni militant activity continues to occur in Tarmiyah, in the north of the district. ISF are the

predominant target, either whilst on patrol or when off-duty. A policeman’s house was targeted with several IEDs

in the district on June 4, destroying the house; there was also a fatal roadside IED targeting ISF near the Ibn

Sina intersection, that killed a policeman and injuring two others. COMMENT: ‘Similar attacks were extensively

utilised during the insurgency of 2013/2014 as IS looked to target ISF personnel, to achieve attrition as well as

demoralise the force.’ COMMENT ENDS.

IDF was recorded in the west of the province, when a 10-year old boy was killed and four civilians injured, all

from one family, when a mortar shell hit their home in Ibrahim Bin Ali area. COMMENT: ‘IDF is occasionally

utilized when tribal conflicts escalate, as may have been the case in this instance.’ COMMENT ENDS.


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Southern Provinces

Reporting in the south was dominated by two SVIED attacks in the provinces of Karbala and Babel on June 9.

The first attack occurred in Karbala at approximately 0600hrs. An SVIED attacker detonated his explosive vest at

in a car park in central Karbala as ISF attempted to arrest him, killing one and injuring six civilians and causing

material damage to vehicles. Later the same day, an SVIED attacker – reportedly a female – detonated an

explosive vest at the entrance to a market in Musayyib al-Kabir, northern Babel province, killing 21 and injuring

33. IS claimed responsibility for both attacks. COMMENT: ‘This was the first high-profile attack in Karbala since

June 2016, when a VBIED detonated in the city. There are two highly significant Shia shrines in Karbala, and as

such the city has extensive security precautions and large numbers of ISF personnel deployed in central areas.

The targeting of Karbala is highly symbolic, especially during Ramadan, and designed to exacerbate sectarian

tensions. Northern Babel has historically been an important support zone for Sunni militants, although since the

clearance of the area in 2014 has been relatively subdued. These attacks highlight continuing IS intent to target

the southern provinces. Security has been tightened in southern provinces following the attack.’ COMMENT

ENDS.

Aside from these attacks activity in the southern regions was typical and mostly related to tribal issues or

criminality. The Basra-Baghdad highway (Route Topeka) was again closed due to a tribal conflict which broke

out due to a football game in Dayr, 30km north of Basra city. ISF subsequently arrested five people involved in

the incident. The road was also cut last week due to tribal fighting. Locals protested to authorities about the

continuing violence in the area and the negative effect it has on daily lives. Tribal fighting was also noted in Abu

Sukkar, northwest Basra city, in a continuation of violence from last week.


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Elsewhere, there was tribal fighting in the Fadhiliya area, Dhi Qar, which then escalated to gunfire, although no

damages or injuries were caused. ISF arrested one tribesman. Other activity in the region was low-level and

typical.

Demonstrations took place across the south on Friday June 9, with Sadrists again calling for the overhaul of the

Independent High Election Commission (IHEC) and denouncing plans for the privatisation of electricity supplies.

Hundreds of Sadrist supporters turned out in Basra, Dhi Qar, and Muthanna.


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ACRONYM LIST AII - Area of Intelligence Interest AKA - Also Known As AO - Area of Operations APC - Armored Personnel Carrier APIED - Anti-Personnel IED AQ - Al-Qaeda AT - Anti-Tank ATGW - Anti Tank Guided Weapon AVIED - Anti-Vehicle IED BBIED - Body Borne IED Bde - Brigade Bn - Battalion BXP - Border Crossing Point CET - Convoy Escort Team CLC - Concerned Local Citizens CoP - Chief of Police CP - Check Point C-PERS - Captured Personnel CPX - Complex Attack (an attack using multiple weapon systems) CQA - Close Quarter Assassination/Attack DBS - Drive by Shooting Div - Division DoD - Department of Defense DoS - Department of State DoS - US Department of State ECP - Entry Control Point ECP - Entry Control Point (IZ, BIAP) EFP - Explosively Formed Projectile EOD - Explosive Ordinance Disposal (Bomb Squad) ERW - Explosive Remnants of War FoM - Freedom of Movement GoI - Government of Iraq HCN - Host Country National HG - Hand Grenade HME - Home Made Explosive HMG - Heavy Machine Gun HVT - High Value Target IC - International Community IDF - Indirect Fire (i.e.: rockets, mortars) IDP - Internally Displaced Persons IEC - Independent Electoral Commission IED - Improvised Explosive Device IM - International Military IOC - International Oil Company IRAM - Improvised Rocket Assisted Mortar IRL - Improvised Rocket Launcher IS - Islamic State IVCP - Illegal Vehicle Check Point IVO - In Vicinity Of IZ - International Zone KIA - Killed in Action LN - Local National/Iraqi Civilian MAIED - Magnetically attached IED (aka UVIED) MIA - Missing in Action MoD - Ministry of Defense MoF - Ministry of Finance MoFA - Ministry of Foreign Affairs MoHE - Ministry of Higher Education MoI - Ministry of Interior MoJ - Ministry of Justice

MoO - Ministry of Oil MoT - Ministry of Transportation MSR - Main Supply Route NFDK - No Further Details Known NGO - Non-Governmental Organization (aid/charity) NSTR - Nothing Significant To Report OCG - Organized Crime Group OPF - Oil Protection Force PAX - Person, Persons or Passenger PBIED - Person-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (UN Term) PoI - Point of Impact (for IDF) PoO - Point of Origin (for IDF) PSAF - Precision Small Arms Fire PSC - Private Security Company PSD - Private Security Detail RCIED - Remote-Controlled IED RPG - Rocket Propelled Grenade RTA - Road Traffic Accident SAF - Small Arms Fire SAFIRE - Surface to Air FIRE SF - Special Forces SVBIED - Suicide Vehicle Borne IED SVEST - Suicide Explosive Worn Vest TCN - Third Country National TCP - Traffic Control Point Technical - An improvised weapon-mounted pick-up truck TTP - Tactics, Techniques and Practices UVIED - Under Vehicle IED UXO - Unexploded Ordnance VBIED - Vehicle Borne IED VCP - Vehicle Checkpoint WIA - Wounded in Action


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