Timeline of Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2019)
This is a timeline of events during the Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present) in 2019.
Chronology
[edit]January–July
[edit]- 14 January 2019 - An IS attack on a checkpoint northwest of Kirkuk resulted in the death of 1 PMU fighter.[1]
- 9 February 2019 - 2 Iraqi bomb disposal soldiers were killed while defusing a bomb in the city of Hīt, West of Ramadi.[2]
- 2 February 2019 - Popular Mobilization Forces killed 2 IS fighters trying to sneak into Diyala Governorate from the Hamreen mountains area.[3]
- 17 March 2019 - Clashes between the Iraqi Army and PKK in Sinjar left 2 Iraqi soldiers dead and 5 militants wounded according to the Iraqi Military. The fighting started after PKK militia fighters were denied passage through an army checkpoint.[4]
- 7 July 2019 - The Iraqi army launched an Operation, dubbed "Will of Victory" to clear the Salahaddin, Nineveh and Anbar provinces of IS sleeper cells.[5] It had concluded by 11 July 2019.[6]
August
[edit]- 10 August 2019 - A US marine was killed in the Nineveh Governorate by IS while advising Iraqi security forces.[7]
September
[edit]- 10 September 2019 - A massive bombing of Qanus Island, on the Tigris River south of Mosul, leveled an IS transit and operations hub.[8]
- 20 September 2019 – 2019 Karbala bombing: An unidentified man boarded a minibus in the southern Iraqi city of Karbala, disembarking a little later after having left a bag behind. It exploded shortly afterwards, killing 12 and wounding five others. The suspect was later arrested and the Islamic State claimed responsibility.[9] The bombing was one of the worst attack against civilians since the end of the War in Iraq.[10]
October
[edit]- 21 October 2019 - IS attacked an Iraqi security checkpoint in the Allas oilfields area in northern Salahuddin province, killing 2 and wounding 3 security members.[11]
- 30 October 2019 - Rockets were fired into the Green Zone in Baghdad near the US embassy amid mass protests against the Iraqi government, an Iraqi soldier was reportedly killed by the rocket fire.[12]
December
[edit]- 3 December 2019 - Iraqi security forces announce the capture of Baghdadi's "deputy" who operated under the name of "Abu Khaldoun". According to security officials, a police unit in Hawija, Kirkuk Governorate, tracked down Khaldoun to an apartment in the March 1 area where he was hiding; he possessed a fake I.D. under the name of Shaalan Obeid when apprehended. Khaldoun was previously IS's "military prince" of Iraq's Saladin Governorate.[13]
- 17 December 2019 - A coalition airstrike targeted IS locations in Makhmur District.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "شفق نيوز". Archived from the original on 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
- ^ "Two Iraqi Soldiers Killed in Anbar Bomb Explosion". Archived from the original on 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
- ^ "Iraq mobilization forces kill two IS members in Diyala". 12 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-02-17. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ^ "Two Iraqi soldiers killed in clashes with Kurdish PKK: Military". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
- ^ "Iraq launches 'Will of Victory' operation against ISIS sleeper cells near Syrian border". The Defense Post. 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
- ^ "Iraqi Army Concludes 'Will of Victory' Operation against ISIS". Asharq AL-awsat. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
- ^ "Death of US Marine in Iraq brings renewed attention to ISIS threat | Gregory Aftandilian". AW.
- ^ Hall, Richard (11 September 2019). "US air force carpet-bombs 'Isis-infested island' in Iraq". Independent. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "ISIL claims bus bombing in Iraq's Karbala that killed 12". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Minibus Bombing Outside Iraq's Karbala Kills 12, Injures 5". Voice of America. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-22.
- ^ "Islamic State attack kills two security forces near northern Iraqi oilfields". Reuters. 2019-10-21. Archived from the original on October 23, 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
- ^ Phillips, Morgan (October 30, 2019). "Baghdad's Green Zone targeted by rocket fire; Iraqi soldier killed". Fox News.
- ^ "ISIS leader Baghdadi's deputy arrested by Iraqi forces". Jerusalem Post. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ @SOJTFOIR (December 28, 2019). "#Coalition #Airpower strike #Daesh bed-down location in Makhmur Mountains, Iraq, Dec. 17, 2019. #AFCENT precision #Airstrike denies Daesh safe haven, reduces the spread of their evil ideology, and makes the Iraqi people safer" (Tweet) – via Twitter.