LIVE MAPPING IRAQ’S NOVEMBER PROTESTS ACROSS THE SOUTH
Below is a map of protest activity across south Iraq so far in November. I intend to update this map daily throughout the month. Live Map: November 2019 Protests Across South Iraq
Live mapping Iraq’s October protests across the south
Below is a map of protest activity across south Iraq so far in October. I intend to update this map daily throughout the month. Let me know if I miss any protest incidents. Live Map: Iraq’s October Protests in South Iraq
SOUTH IRAQ SECURITY AND PROTEST DYNAMICS REPORT: AUGUST 2019
This is August’s edition of my south Iraq SIGACT monitoring report covering the provinces of Basra, Maysan, Dhi Qar, Muthanna and Diwaniyah. SIGACT map, pivot table and protest tables are available below. I recorded 74 total incidents in August, a fall from 114 July, and 92 in June. I recorded 33 protest incidents, down from 70 in July and 51 in
SOUTH IRAQ SECURITY AND PROTEST DYNAMICS REPORT: JULY 2019
This is July’s edition of my south Iraq SIGACT monitoring report covering the provinces of Basra, Maysan, Dhi Qar, Muthanna and Diwaniyah. SIGACT map, pivot table, and protest tables are available below. This month I’ve included additional data and maps comparing protest dynamics across the south in July with the same period last year which
SOUTH IRAQ SECURITY AND PROTEST DYNAMICS REPORT: JUNE 2019
This is June’s edition of my south Iraq SIGACT monitoring report covering the provinces of Basra, Maysan, Dhi Qar and Muthanna. Starting this month I am experimenting with extending my coverage to Diwaniyah. SIGACT map, pivot table, and protest tables are available below. Protest tables now include grievance table (providing a snapshot of grievances expressed
SOUTH IRAQ SECURITY REPORT: MAY 2019
This is May’s edition of my south Iraq SIGACT monitoring report covering the provinces of Basra, Maysan, Dhi Qar, and Muthanna. SIGACT map, pivot table, and protest tables are available below. I recorded 54 total incidents in May, continuing the relative quiet seen in April. Last month’s tribal fighting in Garmat ‘Ali between the Hamdani and Batoot
SOUTH IRAQ SECURITY REPORT: APRIL 2019
This is April’s edition of my south Iraq SIGACT monitoring report covering the provinces of Basra, Maysan, Dhi Qar, and Muthanna. I recorded 57 total incidents in April, down from 84 in March, breaking a trend of rising incident counts since January 2019. Serious tribal fighting continued in the Garmat ‘Ali area of Basra City
SOUTH IRAQ SECURITY REPORT: MARCH 2019
This is March’s edition of my south Iraq SIGACT monitoring report covering the provinces of Basra, Maysan, Dhi Qar, and Muthanna. I recorded 84 total incidents in March, up from 75 in February and 61 in January.
SOUTH IRAQ SECURITY REPORT: FEBRUARY 2019
This is February’s edition of my south Iraq SIGACT monitoring report covering the provinces of Basra, Maysan, Dhi Qar, and Muthanna. I recorded 75 total incidents in February, up from 61 in January. This has been due largely to a spike in protest activity, particularly linked to the health sector (55 protest events were recorded
SOUTH IRAQ SECURITY REPORT: January 2019
This is January’s edition of my south Iraq SIGACT monitoring report covering the provinces of Basra, Maysan, Dhi Qar, and Muthanna. I recorded 61 total incidents in January, down slightly from last month. However, the levels of violence (aggregating serious violent incidents and tribal fighting) rose to 37 compared with 32 in December. Criminal violence