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Weekly Iraq .Xplored Report

15 July 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

Elevated high-profile attack threat in Baghdad .............................................................................................. 5

Further rumours of IS splits in remaining redoubts ....................................................................................... 5

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

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

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

Security ............................................................................................................................................................... 6

Political ................................................................................................................................................................ 7

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

Economy ............................................................................................................................................................. 8

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

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

ACRONYM LIST ................................................................................................................................................ 14

GARDAWORLD INFORMATION SERVICES .............................................................................................. 15

GARDAWORLD.................................................................................................................................................. 15

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ACTIVITY MAP


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OUTLOOK

Short term outlook

With victory in Mosul announced across Iraqi media, there is an elevated likelihood of coordinated reprisal

attacks into population centres across the north, west and centre of Iraq, though these will likely be

constrained by resources and the security footprint, particularly in Baghdad. IS may also attempt to increase

their attack tempo in eastern Anbar, with the cities of Ramadi and Fallujah likely to be key targets for high-

profile attacks.

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, particularly in Baghdad, will

severely constrain IS ability to mount sustained complex attacks of the type reported in the north and the west

of the country. 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

Elevated high-profile attack threat in Baghdad

The reported discovery of two VBIEDs in provincial and urban Baghdad over July 12 to July 14, along with

several similar incidents in this period, highlight continuing IS capability and heighted intent following recent

events in Mosul to conduct high-profile attacks into Baghdad city. Priority targets likely include security force

locations or high traffic areas in the city centre or Shia neighbourhoods. The robust security posture will likely

limit any actual attacks to secondary or opportunistic targets in the outlying provincial or city districts

Further rumours of IS splits in remaining redoubts

A number of unconfirmed reports have claimed that the IS leadership in Tal Afar have declared the town an

independent state from the ‘caliphate’ and threatened strict punishment against whoever violates orders. Al-

Sumaria has also reported that Abu-Haytham al-Ubaydi, deputy IS wali (custodian) of Hawijah, had defected and

declared himself as ‘caliph’ of IS after the much rumoured death of al-Baghdadi.

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 post-‘Liberation’ Update Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi officially announced the final victory over IS in the entire city of Mosul on the

afternoon of July 10 from the operations room of the Counter-Terrorism Service, whose elite forces were the first

to enter Mosul in November 2016. Various media outlets also posted photos of the prime minister waving the

Iraqi flag amidst crowds of cheering soldiers in Mosul. The official announcement had been pre-empted several

times in preceding days by Iraqi media, and still came as the final positions held by 50-100 militants were being

cleared. In the days following the liberation, east Mosul residents reported ongoing clashes with helicopter

gunships firing in support of ISF in Mosul’s old city. Several explosions, of undetermined cause, were also

reported.

Local media sources and international monitors have reported that as the combat phase draws to a close, the

humanitarian crisis in Mosul is worsening, and cases of malnutrition and psychological trauma are reported daily

amongst residents. Approximately half of the original population of around remains displaced, although tens of

thousands of people are likely to return to the city in the near future, putting pressure on the Iraqi government

and NGOs to begin immediate reconstruction of the city. The UN has estimated that it will cost at least $1 billion

alone to repair basic infrastructure in the city.

Security

Elevated high-profile attack threat in Baghdad

The reported discovery of two VBIEDs in provincial and urban Baghdad over July 12 to July 14, along with

several similar incidents in this period, highlight continuing IS capability and heighted intent following recent

events in Mosul to conduct high-profile attacks into Baghdad city. Priority targets likely include security force

locations or high traffic areas in the city centre or Shia neighbourhoods. The robust security posture will likely

limit any actual attacks to secondary or opportunistic targets in the outlying provincial or city districts

Al-Baghdadi’s death: further reports

According to a Reuters news report published on July 11, the London based Syrian Observatory for Human

(SOHR) Rights has claimed that it had ‘confirmed information’ that IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been

killed. According to SOHR, sources in Syria's eastern town of Deir al-Zor had been told by IS sources that

Baghdadi had died, but they did not specify when. IS itself has made no such announcement through its official

media outlets online. The jihadist leader has been reported dead several times in the past, the last of which was

a June claim from the Russian military to have possibly killed him in a 28 May air strike in Syria. The last audio

message from al-Baghdadi was on 2 November 2016.

US commander says Iraq must stop Islamic State 2.0

Lt Gen Stephen Townsend, the senior US commander in Iraq has warned that the war against is far from over,

despite a historic victory in Mosul. Townsend pointed out that IS still controlled areas of northern Iraq (Tal Afar &

Hawijah) and western Iraq (Al Qaim and the upper Euphrates River Valley) and that focus on the ‘enemy’ needs

to be maintained. Townsend also stated that the government should now reach out to Iraq's Sunnis to stop the

jihadist group from renewing itself.

Amnesty International: battle for West Mosul has been 'catastrophic' for civilians

On July 10, Amnesty International (AI) released a 50-page report titles ‘At any cost: The civilian catastrophe in

West Mosul’ which studied hostilities in west Mosul from January to mid-May 2017. The report shows how IS

used civilians as human shields, forcing them from neighbouring villages into battle zones in west Mosul, while

also trapping them in their homes to prevent them from escaping. The report also accuses Iraqi and coalition


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forces of failing to take adequate measures to protect civilians during the campaign and of using

disproportionately powerful weapons on areas known to house large numbers of civilians.

Further reports of IS fracture in Tal Afar and Hawijah

A number of unconfirmed reports have claimed that the IS leadership in Tal Afar have declared that the town has

become an independent state from the ‘caliphate’ and threatened strict punishment against whoever violates

orders. Iyad al-Obaidi, IS war minister and a former Iraqi army officer under Saddam Hussein, is reported to

have stepped forward to claim the leadership in a direct challenge to his opponents. In late June, a top leader in

the town, during a Friday prayer sermon, is reported to have said the town had become a temporary

headquarters for IS’ proclaimed caliphate in Iraq. Recent reports have also claimed that there had been armed

clashes between Iraq and foreign IS fighters in the town.

In a further twist, on July 11, Al-Sumariyah News carried a report citing PMU leading member Jabbar al-Ma'muri,

who claimed that Abu-Haytham al-Ubaydi, an alleged senior IS commander and deputy IS wali (custodian) of

Hawijah, had defected and declared himself as the ‘caliph’ of IS after the death of al-Baghdadi. Al-Ma'muri

further claimed that Al-Ubaydi along with scores of his supporters had withdrawn to the western part of Hawijah.

IS publications ‘spin’ IS defeat in Mosul and call for attacks on foreigners

Islamic State released its monthly and weekly magazines, Rumiyah and al-Naba, on 13 July, with each insisting

that the jihadist group was not over. The timing of their release indicates that IS's media operation has not been

severely affected by the group's recent territorial losses. IS's weekly Arabic-language newspaper al-Naba led

with Mosul; an infographic charted the losses IS had allegedly inflicted on its enemies in the Mosul battle since

its start in October 2016. Al-Naba's editorial also mocked Iraqi forces' claim to have defeated IS in Mosul, telling

them they would not have achieved anything had it not been for the role of the US-led anti-IS coalition.

Political

International community congratulates Iraq on Mosul’s ‘liberation’

Members of the international community and the US led coalition have hailed the defeat of IS in Mosul as a

major victory for the ‘Iraqi people’. Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi officially announced the final victory over

IS in the entire city of Mosul on the afternoon of July 10, the announcement was also posted on the official

website of the prime minister's office.

Iraq premier 'refuses' Saudi-Emirati pressure to join anti-Qatar bloc

The London based pan-Arab media outlet ‘The New Arab’ has reported that PM Haider al-Abadi has refused

recent requests from Saudi and Emirati officials urging his government to join the diplomatic offensive against

Doha. According to the report, the Iraqi PM has reportedly rejected numerous incentives from Riyadh and Abu

Dhabi to take a ‘negative stance’ against Qatar and join the Saudi-led blockade against the Gulf Arab state.

Iraqi PM says co-existence natural response to IS

In a statement on July 10, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has hailed diversity in the country, saying that co-

existence is the natural response to IS. During a meeting with a delegation of Christian residents of Mosul,

Abadi stated that ‘we hope that all displaced people and followers of religions, ethnic groups and sects, including

our Christian brothers, will return to their homes in Mosul’. Abadi added that Iraq was proud of its diversity and

that the government’s duty was to protect all citizens and provide services to them regardless of their affiliation.

Abadi says Iraq will not pardon terrorists

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has said that no terrorist will ‘escape punishment’ stressing that Iraq will not

grant amnesty to ‘terrorists and killers’. Abadi made the comments during an interview on state-run Iraqia News

TV on 12 July. Abadi also hailed the Iraqi forces victory over IS in Mosul, noting that ‘the sacrifices of the


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martyrs and the injured’ were behind the victory. Abadi also stated that his government's future vision should

focus on economy, development and education, as they represent the cornerstone for the renaissance of Iraq.

UNSC extends mandate of UN Iraq Mission for one year

On July 14, the UN Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations political mission in Iraq until 31

July 2018, also calling upon that country's government to continue providing security and logistical support to the

Organization's presence on the ground. Unanimously adopting a resolution, the Council also decided that the

UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) and the Secretary-General's Special Representative would, at Iraq's

request, continue to pursue their mandates, outlined at the time of the previous mandate extension in 2016.

Iraqi Sunni politicians urge reconstruction of destroyed areas

Iraqi Sunni politicians have called for the reconstruction of the Sunni areas destroyed in the war against IS. Iraqi

Sunni Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jabouri stressed in a statement the need for returning the displaced people

and restoring stability to these areas. The statement came following a meeting held on July 14 by Iraqi Sunni

politicians and hosted by al-Jabouri to discuss their future in the post-IS era, as the battle for Mosul comes to an

end. The meeting also addressed the future of the Sunnis in the formerly IS-held provinces, the situation of

displaced people and restoring stability and security to Iraq.

Foreign Affairs

Key IS propaganda outlet incites regional attacks as Mosul falls

The key IS-linked propaganda outlet Nashir News Agency (NNA) has posted articles inciting attacks against

specific targets as the group loses its Iraqi stronghold of Mosul. While the incitement and rhetoric in these

articles are not new, their timing amid reports of IS's defeat in Mosul suggest that the group's media outlet is

trying to divert attention away from its territorial losses. This is also supported by the fact that IS's military

updates are focusing on fighting in areas other than Mosul.

Washington meeting focuses on fight against IS and reconstruction

The issues of stabilization and reconstruction topped the agenda of the US-led Global Coalition against IS in

Washington on July 13. US Special Presidential Envoy to the Coalition Brett McGurk opened the Small Group

Meeting, telling coalition partners that advances made against IS in both Iraq and Syria are the result of an

accelerated campaign instructed by US President Donald Trump. Iraqi ambassador to the US, Fareed Yasseen,

and an official from the Iraqi prime minister’s office attended the meeting representing Iraq. McGurk also said

that the US will continue to support the Iraqi forces to clear the remaining areas of the country still under IS

control.

Economy

EU announces additional $34 million in humanitarian aid for Iraq

On July 13, the European Union (EU) commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos

Stylianides announced additional funding to assist and protect civilians in Iraq. Speaking in Washington during a

high-level meeting on the Internally Displaced Persons Crisis in Mosul (Iraq), Commissioner Stylianides said that

the European Commission is scaling up its response to the humanitarian crisis in Iraq with an additional €30

million ($34 million). The additional funding brings the total EU humanitarian assistance given to Iraq since 2015

to €340 million ($388) million.


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WEEKLY OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENT

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

In southern Nineveh, Imam Gharbi village remains mostly in IS hands; Reuters reported on July 11 that militants

had seized more than 75 percent of the village on the western bank of the Tigris, 70km south of Mosul, and only

10km from US-manned Qayyarah West Airbase. Local staff from a nearby IDP camp were also reportedly told

not to go to work for at least one of the days since the start of the siege. ISF from Salah ad-Din have reportedly

been sent to assist with recapturing the town. As of July 15, the Iraqi Army and PMU had reported steady

progress.

In possibly related reporting, northern Salah ad-Din province saw an IS commander of unspecified seniority

reportedly killed by airstrikes in Shirqat district’s Kan'us village. PMU have also reported repelling an IS attack, in

which four insurgent vehicles were destroyed, in east of al-Alam sub-district north of Tikrit. To the south, several

militants were also reportedly killed in a PMU shelling targeting IS gatherings in the Makhoul Mountains in the

east of the province.

ISF and PMU in Diyala launched a joint operation on July 12 to clear IS ‘sleeper cells’ from several areas around

central Diyala. Clearance activity was planned in Balad Ruz, 30km east of Baqubah, South Kan'an, 20km east of

Baqubah, and South Buhriz, 10 km south of Baqubah.


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Anbar Province

IS have maintained a consistent pattern of asymmetric activity against ISF and civilians targets using low-level

IEDs and suicide attacks around the province, though main urban centres have been largely untouched. One

ISF member was killed and three others injured in an IED strike against their patrol whilst transiting 160 Kilo in

western Anbar on July 11. Three Sunni tribal militia members were killed and six others injured when two IS

suicide bombers in military uniforms struck a security post in Karma 53km east of Ramadi on July 12; only one of

the assailants detonated, killing the other as well. Two suicide bombers were also reportedly shot and killed by

ISF in Hit on July 13.

Accordingly, ISF have taken several actions to disrupt such attacks and their planning or facilitation; on July 10,

two IS safe-houses were destroyed during a security operation in the Qadhif valley, 310km west of Ramadi, and

ISF are reported to have seized 35 IEDs, six motorcycles, 2 generators and 2 fuel tanks in Rutbah in the west of

the province. Another operation in the desert near al-Baghdadi sub-district, 90km west of Ramadi, also saw the

seizure of multiple rocket launchers.

Airstrikes continue in the IS-held upper Euphrates River Valley, with ISFs strikes on July 13 reportedly killing 11

IS militants in Rawah, situated approximately 165km from Ramadi. Also in the ERV, IS reportedly killed six of its

own militants in al-Qaim near the Syrian border for fleeing the battlefield in Mosul. In other reporting, a civilian

was killed and another injured in a legacy IED explosion in a house in al-Nuaimiya, southern Fallujah.


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Capital Region (Baghdad City)

ISF are on July 10 reported to have safely disarmed a VBIED in the Bab al-Muadham area of Baghdad’s central

Rusafa district, as well as another in Dora, East Rashid, on July 13. On July 12, unidentified gunmen reportedly

opened fire on the private residence of the Baghdad provincial security committee’s deputy chairman

Mohammed al-Rubaie (ISCI) in Karradah.

A body with gunshot wounds to the head and chest was recovered in Amin, New Baghdad. In other activity, one

person was arrested on terror charges in a raid in Mansour in the west of the city. Another was arrested on

suspicion of murder in New Baghdad. Several suspected burglars were also arrested in Shaab, in the north of

the city, and Zafraniyah, in the city’s south east. Two men were also arrested in connection with an attempted

abduction in Jihad, West Rashid.

Reporting from July 8 has also stated that ‘dozens’ gathered near the holy shrine in Kadhimiyah, protesting

against power cuts, and also demanding additional entry access lanes to minimize traffic jams. In related

reporting, an unspecified number of people reportedly gathered outside a shopping mall in inner Karadah,

protesting against the closures of several main streets.


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Central Region (Baghdad Belts)

IS have continued to facilitate high-profile attacks into the city and contest ISF in rural areas, particularly the

north and west. However, IED activity and targeted shootings have been reported throughout the province. On

July 14, two suicide bombers attacked an ISF Company level HQ, in Harkawi, Yusufiyah, in the provincial south.

The same day, ISF reported the controlled detonation of a VBIED (Kia truck) at Checkpoint (CP) Falcon, which

controls passage between Anbar and Baghdad province; officials cited in Iraqi media stated that it was intended

for a target within the city. (Two other VBIEDs were reportedly disarmed in the city centre in this period.)

As stated, IS have robustly contested ISF on patrol and in static locations in the northern Tarmiyah district. One

ISF member was killed and two others injured in roadside IED strike against their vehicle. On July 9, it was

reported that ISF with armed helicopter support foiled an IS attack on a security force location in Mushada; eight

militants were reported killed. Seven IS militants also were reportedly killed and one safe-house destroyed by a

coalition airstrike in Tarmiyah. Targeted attacks have been reported elsewhere in the province. On July 13, one

ISF member was reportedly killed in a sharpshooter attack in Zubaa, Abu Ghraib, in the west. Reporting from

July 11 has also stated that a policeman was killed in a small arms attack on his home in Basmaya, south east of

the city limits.

Low-level IED activity around the province has also picked up in terms of incidents and lethality, with three fatal

attacks this week. One person was killed in an IED explosion in Hawr al-Basha, Taji district, a civilian was killed

by a UVIED affixed to their car in Nahrawan. Another UVIED also killed a policeman in Abu Ghraib. An IED at a

construction supplies stores in Abu Ghraib left four injured.


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Southern Provinces

Several incidents in northern Babel highlight ongoing instability on Baghdad’s southern fringe. Four PMU were

injured by a roadside IED near Musayyib, north of Hillah. Also north of Hillah, the body of a PMU member

showing gunshot wounds to the head was found inside an unfinished house in Haswah.

Two separate incidents of IDF, mortar and rocket fire, have been reported in Muasyyib, north of Hillah, as well,

and single source reporting indicated that nine people were abducted by gunmen at apparent Illegal Vehicle

Checkpoint (IVCP) in Iskandariyah, 50km north of Hillah. Unconfirmed reports also stated that 62 IDPs (mostly

from the al-Janabi tribe) were abducted by gunmen affiliated with Shia militia Kata'ib Hezbollah in Musayyib. IS

continue to attempt HPAs; chairman of the security committee, Aqeel al-Masoudi, announced that ISF have

seized a VBIED near the shrine of Imam Aoun in northern Karbala.

Anti-corruption activity has accounted for two high-level arrests and accordant protests in Basra and Wasit

province. In Wasit on July 14, ‘dozens’ gathered outside Numaniyah police station (approximately 40km west of

Kut), protesting the arrest of the Wasit’s deputy governor Adel al-Zergany (Al-Ahrar Bloc, Sadrist). The ministry

of electricity has reportedly filed a lawsuit against him, alleging corruption, for preventing the transfer of a mobile

substation to Karbala province. In earlier reporting, tribal supporters of the recently arrested Basra provincial

council chairman have also stated their intention to demonstrate in the city centre every day until he is released;

he has remained in detention beyond the seven day period originally reported.

ISF EOD reported disarming an IED emplaced near the house of a local customs official in Qibal neighbourhood.


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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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