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NINEWA SECURITY BULLETIN: OCTOBER 4 – OCTOBER 11, 2019
Summary: The suspension of internet service in Iraq earlier this week, which was part of government measures to deal with mass protests in Iraq’s

Five Years after ISIS: The Yazidis’ Quest for Justice and Recovery
Interview with Ido Babasheikh, Former Member of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Parliament and former adviser to the president of Iraq. This is the second

NINEWA SECURITY BULLETIN: SEPTEMBER 27 – OCTOBER 4, 2019
Summary: There was a relative increase in the number of attacks using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Ninewa province this week. Security incidents during

NINEWA ISHM NO. 4: AUGUST 30 – SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Key Takeaways: Relative increase in militant attacks compared to August; New tensions because of Brigade 30 presence at checkpoints – The fifty five (55) security

NINEWA SECURITY BULLETIN: SEPTEMBER 20 – SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
Summary: This reporting period saw a relative increase in militant attacks in Ninewa province. This included three attacks with improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and

NINEWA SECURITY BULLETIN: SEPTEMBER 13 – SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
Summary: Security incidents during this reporting period included seven operations by Iraqi security forces (ISF) in which ISF arrested more than 30 suspected members

NINEWA SECURITY BULLETIN: SEPTEMBER 6 – SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Summary: Security incidents for this reporting period included four operations by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) during which ISF killed one militant, defused three car

NINEWA SECURITY BULLETIN: AUGUST 30 – SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Summary: Security incidents during this reporting period included four operations by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) that involved arresting individuals suspected of terrorism in various

Ninewa ISHM No. 3: July 26 – August 30, 2019
Key Takeaways: Fewer insurgent attacks as security operations against ISIS continue; Tension in Ninewa Plains and security concerns in South of Mosul; Thousands of dismissed

Ninewa Security Bulletin: August 23 – August 30, 2019
Summary: This reporting period saw few militant attacks. There was attack with an improvised explosive device (IED) south of Mosul, one incident of extortion/threat,