14. März 2023

Kurzbeschreibungen zu den in dieser Anfragebeantwortung verwendeten Quellen sowie Ausschnitte mit Informationen aus diesen Quellen finden Sie im Anhang.

Die Berichte des Generalsekretärs an den Sicherheitsrat der Vereinten Nationen vom September 2022 und Jänner 2023 stellen beide fest, dass der Islamische Staat (IS) weiterhin asymmetrische Angriffe in der Provinz Kirkuk durchführe (UN Security Council, 26. September 2022, S. 6; UN Security Council, 25. Jänner 2023, S. 5)

Das Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) der University of Sussex[1] registriert 112 sicherheitsrelevante Ereignisse für den Zeitraum 1. Mai 2022 bis 10. Februar 2023 in der Provinz Kirkuk, von denen sich 45 Vorfälle im Distrikt Kirkuk (Stadt Kirkuk und Umland) ereignet hätten. Es ist unklar, wie viele der Vorfälle sich tatsächlich in der Stadt Kirkuk ereigneten. Von den 112 sicherheitsrelevanten Ereignissen in der Provinz Kirkuk habe es sich um 47 Kämpfe (zumeist zwischen Sicherheitskräften und der Gruppe Islamischer Staat (IS)) gehandelt, sowie um 51 Explosionen. 14 Fälle wurden von ACLED als „Gewalt gegen Zivilist·innen“ eingestuft. Bei den 14 Fällen habe es sich um Morde (oder Mordversuche) sowie Entführungen von Zivilist·innen durch den IS oder unbekannte bewaffnete Gruppen gehandelt. Zwei der Vorfälle hätten sich in der Stadt Kirkuk ereignet: Im September 2022 hätten bewaffnete Unbekannte einen Taxifahrer und im Dezember 2022 den Betreiber eines Generators erschossen (ACLED, zuletzt aktualisiert am 10. Februar 2023).

Sicherheitsrelevante Vorfälle in der Stadt Kirkuk

Laut epic sei am 21. September ein junger Mann in seinem Auto in der Nähe des Azadi-Spitals von unbekannten Bewaffneten erschossen worden (epic, 22. September 2022).

Am 30. Oktober sei ein Wohngebäude im Norden der Stadt mit einem improvisierten Sprengsatz oder einer Granate angegriffen worden. Sechs Zivilist·innen seien verletzt worden (epic, 3. November 2022).

WKI berichtet, dass am 22. Dezember unbekannte Bewaffnete in der Stadt Feuer auf einen Polizeicheckpoint eröffnet hätten. Es sei unklar gewesen, ob der Angriff von Terroristen oder Kriminellen ausgeführt worden sei (WKI, 23. Dezember 2022).

Am 21. Jänner hätten bewaffnete Männer aus einem Fahrzeug heraus das Feuer auf das Haus von Shukriya Kazim, der Direktorin einer kurdischen Schule namens „Mother School“ im Stadtteil Latif Awa eröffnet. Es seien keine Personen verletzt worden. Das Motiv der Tat sei unklar (WKI, 26. Jänner 2023).

Es konnten als Teil der Onlinerecherche keine weiteren sicherheitsrelevanten Vorfälle während des Berichtzeitraums in der Stadt Kirkuk gefunden werden.

Sicherheitsrelevante Vorfälle in der Provinz Kirkuk

Die folgenden Quellen bieten eine chronologische Auflistung von sicherheitsrelevanten Vorfällen in der Provinz Kirkuk von Anfang Mai 2022 bis Mitte Februar 2023:

Kurdistan 24 berichtet am 1. Mai 2022 von der Enthauptung eines arabischen Sunniten durch den IS auf einem Bauernhof zwischen den Dörfern Bibani und Kalwer (Gegend von Pirde) in der Provinz Kirkuk. Der Mann habe sich kurz vor seiner Ermordung den Volksmobilisierungskräften (Popular Mobilization Forces, PMF) angeschlossen. Am selben Tag habe der IS in derselben Gegend, nahe dem Dorf Karez, seine Flagge gehisst. Die Flagge sei von lokalen Sicherheitskräften wieder entfernt worden. Bewohner·innen der Gegend hätten Kurdistan 24 mitgeteilt, dass der IS unentwegt in ihrer Gegend aktiv sei (Kurdistan 24, 1. Mai 2022).

Am 23. Mai seien laut MENA Affairs mindestens sechs Personen bei einem Angriff des IS auf die Bürger·innen von Taza Khurmatu, südlich der Stadt Kirkuk, ums Leben gekommen (MENA Affairs, 24. Mai 2022).

Am 17. Juni habe der IS in Tal Hama (nahe dem Distrik Daquq) einen Schäfer entführt. Der Schäfer sei am 8. Juli, nach einer Lösegeldzahlung von 100.000 US Dollar, wieder freigelassen worden. Laut dem Washington Kurdish Institute (WKI) seien Entführungen für Lösegeld eine wichtige Einnahmequelle des IS in den zwischen der Zentralregierung und der Autonomen Region Kurdistan umstrittenen Gebieten (zu denen auch Kirkuk zählt, Anmerkung ACCORD) (WKI, 15. Juli 2022).

Am 24. Juli seien, laut epic, zwei Polizisten im Distrikt Daquq von einem übriggebliebenen improvisierten Sprengsatz verletzt worden (epic, 28. Juli 2022). Am 25. Juli berichtet WKI von IS-Angriffen auf Strommasten. Am Tag darauf seien zwei Polizisten bei einem Gefecht mit IS-Mitgliedern im Südwesten von Daquq verletzt worden (WKI, 29. Juli 2022).

Im August berichten epic und WKI von weiteren acht Vorfällen, bei denen irakische Sicherheitskräfte (Polizisten, Soldaten, PMF-Kämpfer oder kurdische Sicherheitskräfte) in der Provinz Kirkuk durch IS-Angriffe verletzt oder getötet worden seien (epic, 4. August 2022; epic, 11. August 2022; WKI, 12. August 2022; epic, 25. August 2022; WKI, 26. August 2022). Im selben Monat sei am 9. August ein Bewohner des Dorfes Al-Sus, im Nordosten der Provinz Kirkuk von einem übriggebliebenen Sprengsatz getötet worden. Am 11. August habe ein improvisierter Sprengsatz einen LKW-Fahrer im Dorf Chabghan (Distrikt Daquq) verletzt (epic, 11. August 2022). Am 13. August seien IS-Mitglieder in das Dorf Al-Sumoud (Distrik Daquq) eingefallen. Sie hätten das Haus des Dorfvorstehers mit Sprengsätzen zerstört und den 12-jähren Sohn des Schuldirektors des Dorfes entführt (epic, 18. August 2022). Am 23. August habe der IS das Dorf Al-Batatkha (Nahe Al-Riyadh) angegriffen. Der Dorfvorsteher und ein Mitglied der Sicherheitskräfte seien bei dem Angriff ums Leben gekommen. Zwei Familienmitglieder des Dorfvorstehers seien verletzt worden (epic, 25. August 2022). Am 28. August hätten Mitglieder des IS im Dorf Bayanlo (Laylan Distrikt) auf mehrere Schäfer geschossen und einen von ihnen getötet. Am Tag darauf hätten Terroristen zwei Zivilist·innen in der Nähe des Jabal Bor Ölfeldes entführt (WKI, 2. September 2022). Epic schreibt über die Entführung der zwei Männer, dass einer von ihnen ein Mitglied der Sicherheitskräfte gewesen sei. Laut epic habe der IS die Entführung auf der Straße zwischen Kirkuk und Sulaymaniyah durchgeführt. Am gleichen Tag habe der IS im Distrikt Tarmiyah einen Bauern umgebracht, der sich geweigert habe, die vom IS verlangten Steuern zu bezahlen (epic, 1. September 2022).

Für den Monat September berichten epic und WKI von insgesamt fünf Vorfällen, bei denen Sicherheitskräfte in der Provinz Kirkuk verletzt oder getötet worden seien (epic, 8. September 2022; epic, 22. September 2022; WKI, 23. September 2022; epic, 29. September 2022). WKI berichtet, dass der IS Mörser eingesetzt habe, um den Schrein von Imam Zain Al-Abdin (Daquq Distrikt) zum Zeitpunkt der Arba’een Wallfahrt anzugreifen (WKI, 16. September 2022).

Am 2. Oktober sei, laut epic, ein Soldat beim Versuch einen improvisierten Sprengsatz zu entschärfen, in der Region von Wadi Al-Shay verletzt worden (epic, 6. Oktober 2022). WKI berichtet, dass am 17. Oktober drei Kinder im Dorf Adliyah (Subdistrikt Yaichi) von einem übriggebliebenen improvisierten Sprengsatz getötet worden seien (WKI, 21. Oktober 2022). Laut epic habe sich der Vorfall am 18. Oktober ereignet und es seien ein Kind gestorben und zwei verletzt worden (epic, 20. Oktober 2022). Am 26. Oktober seien zwei irakische Soldaten bei einem IS-Angriff im Distrikt Daquq ums Leben gekommen (epic, 27. Oktober 2022).

Am 19. November seien laut mehreren Quellen vier Soldaten nordwestlich der Stadt Kirkuk von IS-Mitgliedern erschossen worden (Al-Arabiya, 19. November 2022; WKI, 25. November 2022; epic, 1. Dezember 2022).

Am 11. Dezember sei, laut epic, ein Soldat bei einem IS-Angriff im Distrikt Dibis getötet und einer verletzt worden. Am 13. Dezember sei ein übriggebliebener improvisierter Sprengsatz im Distrikt Taza explodiert während Bauern ihr Feld bestellt hätten. Drei der Bauern seien verletzt worden (epic, 15. Dezember 2022). Mehrere Quellen berichten über einen Vorfall am 18. Dezember, bei dem südwestlich von Kirkuk (Al-Riyadh Subdistrikt) bei einem Bombenattentat und einem darauffolgenden Angriff mit Schusswaffen mindestens neun Polizisten, die als Teil eines Polizeikonvois unterwegs gewesen seien, getötet und zwei verletzt worden seien. Der IS habe sich zu dem Angriff bekannt (Al-Jazeera, 18. Dezember 2022; BBC News, 18. Dezember 2022; epic, 22. Dezember 2022; WKI, 23. Dezember 2022). Am selben Tag habe ein als irakischer Soldat verkleidetes IS-Mitglied einen Schäfer im Dorf Daham (Hawija Distrikt) entführt. Am 21. Dezember seien bei einem weiteren Angriff des IS in der Nähe von Sargaran, zwei Soldaten getötet und drei verletzt worden (WKI, 23. Dezember 2022). Am Tag darauf habe ein improvisierter Sprengsatz zwei weitere Soldaten im Makhmour Distrikt getötet (epic, 22. Dezember 2022). WKI berichtet, dass ebenfalls am 22. Dezember eine Bombe vor eine Volksschule im Daquq Distrikt gelegt worden sei. Sicherheitskräfte hätten die Bombe rechtzeitig entschärfen können (WKI, 23. Dezember 2022).

Am 17. Jänner seien zwei Mitglieder der Polizeikräfte von Kirkuk bei einem IS-Angriff in der Gegend von Jabal Bor ums Leben gekommen (epic, 19. Jänner 2023; WKI, 19. Jänner 2022). Am 21 Jänner habe ein IS-Mitglied versucht, mit Granaten und einer Sprengstoffweste in ein (nicht näher bezeichnetes) Dorf in Kirkuk einzubringen. Die Person sei von Polizisten getötet worden (epic, 26. Jänner 2023). Am selben Tag berichtet WKI, dass eine Gruppe von IS-Mitgliedern in das Dorf Sharafia eingefallen sei und versucht habe, zwei Söhne des Dorfvorstehers zu entführen. Die Dorfbewohner hätten sich gewehrt und ein IS-Mitglied getötet (WKI, 26. Jänner 2023).

Am 10. Februar sei, laut epic, ein übriggebliebener Sprengsatz im Subdistrikt Al-Riyadh explodiert und habe einen Hirten verletzt (epic, 16. Februar 2023). Am 19. Februar sei es, laut WKI, zu Kämpfen zwischen einer bewaffneten Gruppierung von Turkmenen und dem IS in der Nähe von Al-Bashir, südlich von Kirkuk, gekommen (WKI, 23. Februar 2023).

Quellen: (Zugriff auf alle Quellen am 14. März 2023)

·      ACLED - Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project: Datensatz heruntergeladen am 20. Februar 2023, zuletzt aktualisiert am 10. Februar 2023
https://www.acleddata.com/data/

·      Al-Arabiya: Four Iraqi soldiers killed in machine gun attack near Kirkuk, 19. November 2022
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2022/11/19/Four-Iraqi-soldiers-killed-in-machine-gun-attack-near-Kirkuk

·      Al-Jazeera: Nine Iraqi policemen killed in blast near northern city of Kirkuk, 18. Dezember 2022
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/18/at-least-reportedly-eight-killed-in-blast-near-iraqs-kirkuk

·      BBC News: Iraq: At least nine police killed in bomb and gun attack, 18. Dezember 2022
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64016600?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: JULY 21 - 28, 2022 , 28. Juli 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm362/

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: JULY 28 – AUGUST 4, 2022, 4. August 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm363/

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: AUGUST 4 – 11, 2022, 11. August 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm364/

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: AUGUST 11 – 18, 2022, 18. August 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm365/

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: AUGUST 18 – 25, 2022, 25. August 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm366/

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: AUGUST 25 – SEPTEMBER 1, 2022, 1. September 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm367/

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: SEPTEMBER 1 – 8, 2022, 8. September 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm368/

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: SEPTEMBER 15 – 22, 2022, 22. September 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm370/

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: SEPTEMBER 22-29, 2022, 29. September 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm371/

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: SEPTEMBER 29 – OCTOBER 6, 2022, 6. Oktober 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm372/

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: OCTOBER 13 – 20, 2022, 20. Oktober 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm374/

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: OCTOBER 20 – 27, 2022, 27. Oktober 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm375/

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: OCTOBER 27 – NOVEMBER 2, 2022, 3. November 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm376/

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: NOVEMBER 17 – DECEMBER 1, 2022, 1. Dezember 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm379/

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: DECEMBER 8 – 15, 2022, 15. Dezember 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm381/

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: DECEMBER 15 – 22, 2022, 22. Dezember 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm382/

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: JANUARY 12 – 19, 2023, 19. Jänner 2023
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm384/

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: JANUARY 19 – 26, 2023, 26. Jänner 2023
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm385/

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: FEBRUARY 9 – 16, 2023, 16. Februar 2023
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm388/

·      Kurdistan 24: ISIS beheads a Sunni Arab man in Kirkuk, 1. Mai 2022
https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/28188-ISIS-beheads-a-Sunni-Arab-man-in-Kirkuk

·      MENA Affairs: Daesh/ISIS attack in northern Iraq kills at least six people, 24. Mai 2022
https://menaaffairs.com/daesh-isis-attack-in-northern-iraq-kills-at-least-six-people/

·      UN Security Council: Implementation of resolution 2631 (2022); Report of the Secretary-General [S/2022/714], 26. September 2022
https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2079424/N2260223.pdf

·      UN Security Council: Implementation of resolution 2631 (2022); Report of the Secretary-General [S/2023/58], 25. Jänner 2023
https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2086294/N2302403.pdf

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute July 15, 2022, 15. Juli 2022
https://dckurd.org/2022/07/15/kirkuk-minute-july-15-2022/

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute July 29, 2022, 29. Juli 2022
https://dckurd.org/2022/07/29/kirkuk-minute-july-29-2022/

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute August 12, 2022, 12. August 2022
https://dckurd.org/2022/08/12/kirkuk-minute-august-12-2022/

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute August 26, 2022, 26. August 2022
https://dckurd.org/2022/08/26/kirkuk-minute-august-26-2022/

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute September 2, 2022, 2. September 2022
https://dckurd.org/2022/09/02/kirkuk-minute-september-2-2022/

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute September 16, 2022, 16. September 2022
https://dckurd.org/2022/09/16/kirkuk-minute-september-16-2022/

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute September 23, 2022, 23. September 2022
https://dckurd.org/2022/09/23/kirkuk-minute-september-23-2022/

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute October 21, 2022, 21. Oktober 2022
https://dckurd.org/2022/10/21/kirkuk-minute-october-21-2022/

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute November 25, 2022, 25. November 2022
https://dckurd.org/2022/11/25/kirkuk-minute-november-25-2022/

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute December 23, 2022, 23. Dezember 2022
https://dckurd.org/2022/12/23/kirkuk-minute-december-23-2022/

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute January 19, 2022, 19. Jänner 2022
https://dckurd.org/2023/01/20/kirkuk-minute-january-19-2022/

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute January 26, 2023, 26. Jänner 2023
https://dckurd.org/2023/01/27/kirkuk-minute-january-26-2023/

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute February 23, 2023, 23. Februar 2023
https://dckurd.org/2023/02/23/kirkuk-minute-february-23-2023/

 

Anhang: Quellenbeschreibungen und Informationen aus ausgewählten Quellen

Al-Arabiya ist ein in Dubai ansässiger Nachrichtensender und gehört zur MBC-Mediengruppe, die sich in saudischem Besitz befindet.

·      Al-Arabiya: Four Iraqi soldiers killed in machine gun attack near Kirkuk, 19. November 2022
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2022/11/19/Four-Iraqi-soldiers-killed-in-machine-gun-attack-near-Kirkuk

„A machine gun attack on a remote northern Iraqi military post killed four soldiers on Saturday, a military source said, the latest unrest in the troubled region. The source said the pre-dawn assault targeted the desert post near Kirkuk, where remnants of the ISIS extremist group are active, as well as Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) rebels waging an insurgency against Turkey. […]

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.“ (Al-Arabiya, 19. November 2022)

Al-Jazeera ist ein in Qatar ansässiger arabischer Nachrichtensender.

·      Al-Jazeera: Nine Iraqi policemen killed in blast near northern city of Kirkuk, 18. Dezember 2022
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/18/at-least-reportedly-eight-killed-in-blast-near-iraqs-kirkuk

„At least nine federal police officers have been killed in a bombing in north-central Iraq near the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, security officials say. The bomb struck the policemen’s convoy on Sunday near the village of Safra, about 30km (20 miles) southwest of Kirkuk. Two other officers were critically injured. A federal police officer told the AFP news agency that ‘a direct attack with small arms’ followed the explosion. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) said on its Telegram channel that it had carried out the attack.“ (Al-Jazeera, 18. Dezember 2022)

BBC News, eine Abteilung der British Broadcasting Cooperation (BBC) mit Hauptsitz in London, ist ein öffentlich-rechtlicher Rundfunksender, der Nachrichten sammelt und veröffentlicht.

·      BBC News: Iraq: At least nine police killed in bomb and gun attack, 18. Dezember 2022
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64016600?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

„At least nine police officers have been killed in a bomb and gun attack in northern Iraq. The attack took place near the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, about 290km (180 miles) from the capital Baghdad on Sunday. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility. […]

Sunday's attack began when a bomb blast targeted a truck carrying police near the village of Chalal al-Matar, officials told AFP [Agence France-Presse]. The blast was followed by ‘a direct attack with small arms’. ‘An assailant has been killed and we are looking for the others,’ the official added, saying that two policemen were also wounded in the attack.“ (BBC News, 18. Dezember 2022)

epic (Enabling Peace in Iraq Center) ist eine in den USA registrierte NGO, die sich für Frieden und Stärkung der Rolle von Gemeinschaften im Irak einsetzt.

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: JULY 21 - 28, 2022 , 28. Juli 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm362/

„On July 24, security sources in Kirkuk province said that a legacy IED [Improvised Explosive Device] exploded during a search operation by Iraqi security forces in the Daquq district. The explosion reportedly injured two federal police personnel.“ (epic, 28. Juli 2022)

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: JULY 28 – AUGUST 4, 2022, 4. August 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm363/

„On August 3, security sources in Kirkuk said that a mortar round struck near Iraqi army troops while they were conducting operations in the Wadi al-Shay region in southern Kirkuk, injuring one soldier.“ (epic, 4. August 2022)

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: AUGUST 4 – 11, 2022, 11. August 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm364/

„On August 4, security sources in Kirkuk province said that an improvised explosive device (IED) struck a federal police vehicle near the al-Hawijah district in western Kirkuk. The explosion damaged the vehicle without causing casualties. […]

On August 7, Kirkuk police said that unidentified gunmen opened fire from a moving unmarked vehicle on a member of the Kurdish security forces (Asayish) in the al-Faylaq neighborhood in central Kirkuk. The attack killed the targeted individual and injured his son.

On August 9, security sources in Salah ad-Din province said that unidentified gunmen injured two civilians in a shooting near the Tigris river in Samarra. To the northeast, in Kirkuk province, the explosion of a remnant of war (mortar round) killed one civilian in the village of al-Sus, near the Taza subdistrict.

On August 10, security sources in Kirkuk said that ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] militants opened fire on Iraqi army troops at an outpost near Wadi al-Shay in the Daquq district. The attack injured two Iraqi soldiers.

On August 11, security sources in Kirkuk said that an IED detonated against a cargo truck in the village of Chabghan, near the Daquq district. The explosion injured the truck’s driver.“ (epic, 11. August 2022)

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: AUGUST 11 – 18, 2022, 18. August 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm365/

„On August 13, security sources in Kirkuk province said that ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] militants raided the village of al-Sumoud in the Daquq district. The militants used explosives to demolish the home of the village mukhtar, then kidnapped the 12 year old son of the local school’s principal, before withdrawing from the area. There were no casualties in the bombing, which happened while the house was empty.“ (epic, 18. August 2022)

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: AUGUST 18 – 25, 2022, 25. August 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm366/

„On August 19, the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) said that ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] militants attacked a PMF checkpoint (PMF 61st brigade) in the village of Khabaza, near the Hawijah district of Kirkuk province. The attack injured one PMF fighter. […]

On August 23, security sources in Kirkuk said that ISIS militants attacked the village of al-Batatkha, near the western subdistrict of al-Riyadh. The attack killed the village mukhtar and a member of the security forces, and wounded two members of the slain mukhtar’s family.“ (epic, 25. August 2022)

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: AUGUST 25 – SEPTEMBER 1, 2022, 1. September 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm367/

„On August 29, local sources in Kirkuk said that ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] militants kidnapped two men during an attack on the road between Kirkuk and Sulaymaniyah. One of the victims, who was a member of the security forces, was reportedly found dead outside the Leelan subdistrict, southeast of Kirkuk. The other kidnap victim remains missing. To the southwest, in the Tarmiyah district, security sources said that suspected ISIS militants killed a farmer in his seventies after the victim reportedly refused to pay taxes demanded by the militant group.“ (epic, 1. September 2022)

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: SEPTEMBER 1 – 8, 2022, 8. September 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm368/

„On September 5, security sources in Kirkuk province said that an IED [Improvised Explosive Device] explosion struck an Iraqi army vehicle from the 8th division in the Wadi al-Shay region, near Daquq. The explosion caused minor injuries among three soldiers. Two days later, on September 7, a second IED explosion struck another army vehicle near Daquq, wounding two soldiers.“ (epic, 8. September 2022)

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: SEPTEMBER 15 – 22, 2022, 22. September 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm370/

„On September 16, security sources in Kirkuk said that the explosion of a legacy improvised explosive device (IED) wounded two federal police personnel after it struck their vehicle during security operations in the Wadi Zghaytoun region. In the nearby southern district of Daquq, two mortar rounds struck near a religious shrine, without causing casualties. […]

On September 21, security sources in Kirkuk said that two unidentified gunmen armed with silenced weapons assassinated a young man inside his vehicle near the Azadi hospital in central Kirkuk.“ (epic, 22. September 2022)

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: SEPTEMBER 22-29, 2022, 29. September 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm371/

„On September 24, security sources in Kirkuk said that an improvised explosive device (IED) struck a federal police vehicle in the village of Gheeda in the Daquq district. The explosion injured a federal police officer and three other personnel.“ (epic, 29. September 2022)

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: SEPTEMBER 29 – OCTOBER 6, 2022, 6. Oktober 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm372/

„On October 2, security sources in Kirkuk said that one Iraqi soldier was injured when he attempted to defuse an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Wadi al-Shay region in the southern part of the province.“ (epic, 6. Oktober 2022)

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: OCTOBER 13 – 20, 2022, 20. Oktober 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm374/

„On October 18, Kirkuk police said that a remnant of war exploded near playing children in the village of al-Adiliyah in the Yayji subdistrict, west of Kirkuk. The explosion killed one of the children and injured two others.“ (epic, 20. Oktober 2022)

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: OCTOBER 20 – 27, 2022, 27. Oktober 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm375/

„On October 26, security sources in Kirkuk said that two Iraqi soldiers were killed when ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] militants attacked troops from the army’s 8th division who were conducting security operations in the Wadi al-Shay region near the Daquq district.“ (epic, 27. Oktober 2022)

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: OCTOBER 27 – NOVEMBER 2, 2022, 3. November 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm376/

„On October 30, security sources in Kirkuk said that an IED [Improvised Explosive Device] exploded outside an apartment building in the northern parts of the city and injured six civilians, including several children. Other reports said the explosion was caused by a grenade that was tossed from a moving vehicle, noting that security forces arrested the driver.“ (epic, 3. November 2022)

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: NOVEMBER 17 – DECEMBER 1, 2022, 1. Dezember 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm379/

„On November 19, Iraqi security officials said that ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] militants attacked an Iraqi army outpost near the Dibis district, northwest of Kirkuk. The attack, which occurred in the early morning hours, killed four soldiers. The attackers also stole weapons and communications equipment from the outpost before leaving the area.“ (epic, 1. Dezember 2022)

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: DECEMBER 8 – 15, 2022, 15. Dezember 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm381/

„On December 11, security sources in Kirkuk said that ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] militants attacked an Iraqi army outpost east of the Dibis district, northwest of Kirkuk. The attack killed one soldier and injured another. […]

On December 13, security sources in Kirkuk said that a legacy IED [Improvised Explosive Device] exploded among farmers while they were tilling their land in the Taza district. The explosion wounded three of the farmers.“ (epic, 15. Dezember 2022)

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: DECEMBER 15 – 22, 2022, 22. Dezember 2022
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm382/

„On December 18, Iraqi security sources said that an IED [Improvised Explosive Device] explosion struck two vehicles of the Iraqi federal police forces while on patrol in the Riyadh subdistrict of Kirkuk province. The explosion killed nine federal police personnel, including a brigadier general, and three others were wounded in subsequent clashes with ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] militants. One of the militants was reportedly killed during the clashes too. […]

On December 22, Iraqi security officials said that an IED explosion struck an Iraqi army patrol vehicle in the Makhmour district, northwest of Kirkuk. The explosion killed two soldiers from the army’s 14th division and wounded three others.“ (epic, 22. Dezember 2022)

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: JANUARY 12 – 19, 2023, 19. Jänner 2023
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm384/

„On January 17, ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] militants attacked a police checkpoint in the Mount Bor region of Kirkuk province. The late night attack killed two members of the Kirkuk police, one of whom was a lieutenant colonel in the force.“ (epic, 19. Jänner 2023)

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: JANUARY 19 – 26, 2023, 26. Jänner 2023
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm385/

„On January 20, Iraq’s counterterrorism service said its troops had killed two ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] militants and destroyed several positions used by the militants during operations in Wadi Zghaytoun in Kirkuk and the Himrin mountains in Diyala. On the following day, Iraqi federal police troops killed another ISIS militant who was reportedly attempting to attack a village (unspecified) in Kirkuk armed with grenades and wearing a suicide vest.“ (epic, 26. Jänner 2023)

·      epic – Enabling Peace in Iraq Center: ISHM: FEBRUARY 9 – 16, 2023, 16. Februar 2023
https://enablingpeace.org/ishm388/

„On February 10, security sources in Kirkuk province said that a remnant of war exploded in the Riyadh subdistrict, west of Kirkuk City, and injured a local animal herder.“ (epic, 16. Februar 2023)

Kurdistan 24 ist ein in der Autonomen Region Kurdistan (Irak) ansässiger Nachrichtensender.

·      Kurdistan 24: ISIS beheads a Sunni Arab man in Kirkuk, 1. Mai 2022
https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/28188-ISIS-beheads-a-Sunni-Arab-man-in-Kirkuk

„ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] beheaded a Sunni Arab man in the disputed province of Kirkuk early Sunday.  According to Kurdistan 24 sources, ISIS launched an attack in the early hours of Sunday on a farm located between Bibani and Kalwer villages in the town of Pirde in disputed Kirkuk province.  A source in Pirde's police force told Kurdistan 24 that cameras showed four ISIS militants entering a farm owned by a Kurdish citizen and guarded by an Arab family. The ISIS militants handcuffed the head of the family, the Sunni Arab man, and then beheaded him.

According to Kurdistan 24 sources, the man recently joined the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), a predominantly Shiite militia force that ISIS considers a main enemy. The same source mentioned ISIS raised their flag in the same area near Karez village early Sunday. The local security forces were informed, and they took the flag down.  Residents in the area told Kurdistan 24 that ISIS has always been very active around their towns and villages. They have repeatedly warned the authorities about the growing threat posed by ISIS.“ (Kurdistan 24, 1. Mai 2022)

MENA Affairs ist eine Online-Plattform, die sich auf die Veröffentlichung von Analysen und Kommentaren zur zeitgenössischen Politik im Nahen Osten und Nordafrika konzentriert.

·      MENA Affairs: Daesh/ISIS attack in northern Iraq kills at least six people, 24. Mai 2022
https://menaaffairs.com/daesh-isis-attack-in-northern-iraq-kills-at-least-six-people/

„Officials said late Monday that at least six people were killed in an attack carried out by Daesh/ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] in northern Iraq. The government-affiliated Security Media Network said in a statement that the terrorist group targeted residents of Taza Khurmatu district south of the city of Kirkuk, where the majority of Turkmen live.“ (MENA Affairs, 24. Mai 2022)

Der Sicherheitsrat der Vereinten Nationen (UN Security Council), eines der sechs Hauptorgane der UNO, ist dafür verantwortlich, Frieden und internationale Sicherheit aufrechtzuerhalten. Der UNSC veröffentlicht regelmäßig Berichte über UNO-Missionen und weltweite Entwicklungen, die Politik, Sicherheit, Menschenreche etc. betreffen.

·      UN Security Council: Implementation of resolution 2631 (2022); Report of the Secretary-General [S/2022/714], 26. September 2022
https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2079424/N2260223.pdf

„Da’esh continued to conduct asymmetric attacks, primarily in Anbar, Baghdad, Babil, Diyala, Kirkuk, Ninawa and Salah al-Din Governorates.“ (UN Security Council, 26. September 2022, S. 6)

·      UN Security Council: Implementation of resolution 2631 (2022); Report of the Secretary-General [S/2023/58], 25. Jänner 2023
https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2086294/N2302403.pdf

„Da’esh continued to conduct asymmetric attacks, primarily in Anbar, Baghdad, Diyala, Kirkuk, Ninawa and Salah al-Din Governorates.“ (UN Security Council, 25. Jänner 2023, S. 5)

Das Washington Kurdish Institute (WKI) ist eine Bildungs- und Forschungsorganisation, die sich auf Kurd·innen konzentriert. Die Organisation wurde im September 1996 in Washington DC von Dr. Najmaldin Karim gegründet. Ihre Ziele sind die Sensibilisierung für kurdische Probleme, die Förderung der Menschenrechte in kurdischen Gebieten und die Unterstützung der Entwicklung der kurdischen Zivilgesellschaft.

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute July 15, 2022, 15. Juli 2022
https://dckurd.org/2022/07/15/kirkuk-minute-july-15-2022/

„On July 8th, ISIS (Da’esh) terrorists released a kidnapped shepherd after a $100,000 ransom was paid. The terror group abducted the shepherd on June 17th in Tal Hama near the Daquq district. Kidnapping for ransom is a major revenue stream for the terrorist group in the ‘disputed territories.’“ (WKI, 15. Juli 2022)

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute July 29, 2022, 29. Juli 2022
https://dckurd.org/2022/07/29/kirkuk-minute-july-29-2022/

„On July 25, ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] (Da’esh) terrorists targeted three power towers, transferring electricity from Kirkuk to Tikrit. On the following day, the terrorists clashed with the security forces southwest of Daququ, injuring two federal police officers.“ (WKI, 29. Juli 2022)

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute August 12, 2022, 12. August 2022
https://dckurd.org/2022/08/12/kirkuk-minute-august-12-2022/

„On August 10, ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] (Da’esh) terrorists fired three missiles at an Iraqi army position in the Chupghani area of Daquq district, wounding three soldiers. Simultaneously, Da’esh killed an Iraqi lieutenant and injured two other officers of the 45th Brigade near the same place after clashes.“ (WKI, 12. August 2022)

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute August 26, 2022, 26. August 2022
https://dckurd.org/2022/08/26/kirkuk-minute-august-26-2022/

„That said, Da’esh terrorists continued attacks in Kirkuk, including assassinating the director (Mokhtar) of Hajil village in Riyad subdistrict. Further, on August 25, a Da’esh IED [Improvised Explosive Device] killed an Iraqi soldier and wounded two others in the Anana village of Daquq district.“ (WKI, 26. August 2022)

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute September 2, 2022, 2. September 2022
https://dckurd.org/2022/09/02/kirkuk-minute-september-2-2022/

„In a new tactic, ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] (Da’esh) terrorists launched several attacks on eastern Kirkuk near Kurdish villages and districts. On August 28, several terrorists opened fire on several shepherds in Bayanlo village of the Laylan district, killing one named Zirak Zahir Hamid. The incident occurred when the shepherds put their cattle in the pasture. On August 29, several terrorists kidnapped two civilians near the belt by the Jabal Bor oil field.“ (WKI, 2. September 2022)

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute September 16, 2022, 16. September 2022
https://dckurd.org/2022/09/16/kirkuk-minute-september-16-2022/

„On September 15, three Da’esh mortars targeted the shrine of Imam Zain al Abdin in the Daquq district. The attack coincided with the Shi’ite religious ceremony known as the Arba’een Pilgrimage. One of the mortars landed near a cemetery next to the shrine. […]

On September 14, the 22nd Brigade of the Peshmerga Forces conducted an intensive security operation between Kirkuk and Chamchamal to search for the remains of a missing Kurdish man named Aram Hadi. Hadi and his friend Ali Reza were kidnapped by ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] (Da’esh) terrorists near Jabal Bawr village two weeks ago. The security forces found Reza’s remains earlier, but Hadi remained missing. The operation began in the Khalo Baziani villages and continued to the Shirin Dam near the Kirkuk-Laylan road. The Peshmerga found traces of Da’esh terrorists, but Hadi remains missing. Recently, Da’esh terrorists have expanded terror activities to the areas between Kirkuk and Sulaiamnayah from the north and south axes, breaching the security beltway set up by the federal government.“ (WKI, 16. September 2022)

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute September 23, 2022, 23. September 2022
https://dckurd.org/2022/09/23/kirkuk-minute-september-23-2022/

„On September 17, an ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] (Da’esh) IED [Improvised Explosive Device] wounded three federal police officers near the Rashad subdistrict. The incident occurred when a police Humvee was on a reconnaissance mission. Moreover, the security forces defused an IED placed by a power tower near the Daquq district.“ (WKI, 23. September 2022)

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute October 21, 2022, 21. Oktober 2022
https://dckurd.org/2022/10/21/kirkuk-minute-october-21-2022/

„On October 17, an IED [Improvised Explosive Device] killed three children in the village of Adliyah in the Yaichi subdistrict. The IED is believed to be a remnant of the Da’esh ruling era. The Iraqi Mine Action Agency reported that 32 Kirkuk locations are yet to be cleared from mines and war remnants.“ (WKI, 21. Oktober 2022)

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute November 25, 2022, 25. November 2022
https://dckurd.org/2022/11/25/kirkuk-minute-november-25-2022/

„On November 19, four Iraqi soldiers of the 31st Brigade were found slaughtered in their post on the Kirkuk-Sulaymaniyah road near the Chiman village. The military post is on the main road and only 500 meters from the first battalion’s headquarters. After losing communications for hours, they found the soldiers killed. Initial investigation revealed that the victims were killed by silencer guns and then beheaded. The incident caused a strong reaction, as it was the first time Da’esh terrorists reached north of the city.“ (WKI, 25. November 2022)

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute December 23, 2022, 23. Dezember 2022
https://dckurd.org/2022/12/23/kirkuk-minute-december-23-2022/

„After weeks of relative calm, ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] (De’ash) terrorists launched several attacks in Kirkuk. On December 18, six Da’esh terrorists in military uniforms entered the village of Daham in the Hawija district and introduced themselves as the Iraqi army. According to the locals, they kidnapped a shepherd after searching the village. On December 18, a Da’esh IED [Improvised Explosive Device] hit a convoy of federal police near the Riyad subdistrict. Following the IED explosion, several terrorists clashed with the federal police. As a result, ten officers were killed and a terrorist. The attack sparked a strong reaction across the country. A high-level security delegation arrived in Kirkuk the next day, including General Staff of the Iraqi Armed Forces Abdul Amir Yaralla and Deputy Commander of Joint Operations Qais Mohammed. Moreover, in his weekly press conference, prime minister Mohammed Shia’ al Sudani said: ‘There are fatal mistakes that are made by some security services,’ forming an ‘inquiry committee’ to prepare a report about the incident. Furthermore, on December 21, Da’esh terrorists attacked the Iraqi army’s 51st Brigade with an IED, followed by clashes with light and medium weapons near the Sargaran district. As a result, two soldiers were killed, and three were injured. On December 22, a bomb was planted at the entrance of Sarkari Kurdish Primary School in Daquq district. Security forces defused the bomb and said it was set to explode soon after the school doors would open. On December 22, unknown shooters opened fire in the city on a police checkpoint near the Kobani complex. As a result, two police officers were injured. Lieutenant Kawa Gharib, Kirkuk police commander, told the media that it wasn’t clear whether the attack was a terrorist one or by criminals.“ (WKI, 23. Dezember 2022)

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute January 19, 2022, 19. Jänner 2022
https://dckurd.org/2023/01/20/kirkuk-minute-january-19-2022/

„On January 17, a police officer and his driver were ambushed by ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] (Da’esh) fighters near Jabal Bor in Kirkuk. The officer, a lieutenant named Nawzad Hassan, was visiting military checkpoints near the locality. According to security officials, the terrorists gunned down Hassan and his driver Mohammed Pasha, resulting in their immediate deaths. A day after the incident, Da’esh claimed responsibility. The incident took place half a mile from the beltway, which raised concerns about terrorist attacks reaching the city.“ (WKI, 19. Jänner 2022)

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute January 26, 2023, 26. Jänner 2023
https://dckurd.org/2023/01/27/kirkuk-minute-january-26-2023/

„On January 21, several gunmen from inside a vehicle opened fire on the house of Shukriya Kazim, the principal of a Kurdish studies school named ‘Mother School’ in the Latif Awa neighborhood. The attacks caused property damage, but the security forces have not yet clarified the motive of the attackers. Three more similar assaults targeted directors of Kurdish schools since the beginning of the school year. […]

On January 21, a cell of ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] (Da’esh) terrorists raided the Sharafia village in the subdistrict, attempting to kidnap two sons of the head of the village (Mokhtar). Villagers resisted the terrorists, killing one after clashes and before the security forces arrived. According to security forces, the deceased terrorist is a local from a nearby village.“ (WKI, 26. Jänner 2023)

·      WKI – Washington Kurdish Institute: Kirkuk Minute February 23, 2023, 23. Februar 2023
https://dckurd.org/2023/02/23/kirkuk-minute-february-23-2023/

„ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria] (Da’esh) terrorists launched more attacks after the recent weeks of relative calm. On February 19, Iranian-backed Turkmen militias were attacked by Da’esh near al Bashir south of Kirkuk. Though no casualties were reported, clashes did erupt. Moreover, on February 19, Da’esh terrorists released Aram Hadi, whom they had kidnapped six months ago in the plains of Jabal Bor east of Kirkuk.“ (WKI, 23. Februar 2023)

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