Timeline of Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2024) explained

This is a timeline of events during the Islamic State insurgency in Iraq (2017–present) in 2024.

Chronology

January

• In January 2024, 3 Iraqi security personnel, 26 ISIS militants and 3 civilians were killed.^[1]

February

• In February 2024, 3 civilians were killed and 2 were injured.^[2]

March

• In March 2024, 4 Iraqi security personnel, 13 ISIS militants and 4 civilians were killed.^[3]

April

• In April 2024, 10 civilians and Iraqi security personnel, 10 ISIS militants were killed. A further 11 ISIS militants were executed by the Iraqi government in prison.^[4]

May

• May 13 – Five Iraqi soldiers, including a colonel, were killed and another five were wounded in a suspected ISIS attack on an eastern Iraq army post.^[5]
• In May 2024, 3 Civilians, 18 Iraqi Security personnel and 2 ISIS militants were killed. A further 11 ISIS militants were executed in prisons.^[6]

June

• In June 2024, 2 civilians, 2 Iraqi security personnel and 25 ISIS militants were killed. A further 63 ISIS militants were executed in Nasariya prison.^[7]

July

• In July 2024, 2 civilians, 7 Iraqi security personnel and 11 ISIS militants were killed. A further 10 ISIS militants were executed in prisons.^[8]

August

• 31 August: 2024 Anbar raid: In an operation conducted by the US special forces along with Iraqi security forces in western Iraq killed about 15 ISIS militants armed with grenades and explosive belts, the operation also led to the injury of 7 US personnel.^[9]
• In August 2024, 9 civilians, 6 Iraqi security personnel and 15 ISIS militants were killed.^[10]

September

• In September 2024, 4 civilians, 4 Iraqi security personnel and 12 ISIS militants were killed. A further 21 ISIS militants were executed in prison.^[11]

October

• October 2 – 4 Iraqi Security personnel were killed and 3 injured in an ambush by ISIS militants in Kirkuk Governorate.^{[12] [13]}
• October 22 – Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani announces the death of 9 Islamic State senior members, including its leader for Iraq, in a military operation in Saladin Governorate.^{[14] [15]}
• In October 2024, 5 civilians, 6 Iraqi security personnel and 50 ISIS militants were killed.^[16]

November

• In November 2024, 3 Iraqi Security personnel and 18 ISIS militants were killed.^[17]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Iraq Monthly Roundup: 106 Killed in January . Margaret. Griffis. February 1, 2024.
2. News: Iraq Monthly Roundup: 68 Killed In February. 2024-03-01. Anti-war.
3. News: Iraq Monthly Roundup: 58 Killed. 2024-04-05. Anti-war .
4. News: Iraq Monthly Roundup: 104 Killed In April. 2024-05-02. Anti-war.
5. News: Five Iraqi soldiers killed in ISIS attack, sources say. 2024-05-14. Reuters.
6. News: Iraq Monthly Roundup: 132 Killed In May. 2024-06-04. Anti-war.
7. News: Iraq Monthly Roundup: 116 Killed Or Executed In June. 2024-07-02. Anti-war.
8. News: Iraq Monthly Roundup: 133 Killed In July. 2024-08-01. Anti-war.
9. News: 15 Islamic State operatives dead in US military operation in Iraq. 2024-08-31. Firstpost.
10. News: Iraq Monthly Roundup: 87 Killed in August. 2024-09-04. Anti-war.
11. News: Iraq Monthly Roundup: 125 Killed in September. 2024-10-02. Anti-war.
12. Web site: الإعلام الأمني: استشهاد وجرح 7 عناصر أمنية في هجوم لبقايا عصابات داعش بكركوك - Security media: 7 security personnel killed and wounded in an attack by ISIS remnants in Kirkuk. Iraqi News Agency. October 2, 2024.
13. Web site: Islamic State ambush kills four Iraqi soldiers near Kirkuk. Reuters. October 2, 2024.
14. Web site: Iraqi forces kill Islamic State group commander and 8 other officials. The Washington Post. October 22, 2024.
15. Web site: السوداني يعلن مقتل "والي داعش" و8 قادة كبار من التنظيم في حمرين - Al-Sudani announces the killing of ISIS 'wali' and 8 senior leaders in Hamrin. Al-Jeebal. October 22, 2024.
16. News: Iraq Weekly Roundup: 192 Killed in October. 2024-11-05. Anti-war.
17. News: Iraq Monthly Roundup: 70 Killed in November. 2024-12-03. Anti-war.