1
TURKEY
AL ASKAREYYA
MOSQUE ATTACK
2
CROWD DEMONSTRATES IN BAGHDAD (KARIKUR
AFANDI). SAF/EXPLOSIONS
AL ASKAREYYA MOSQUE
RELATED EVENTS
Dahuk
23 FEB 06
Tal Afar
Mosul
ROCK THROWING CROWD DEMONSTRATES NEAR
3 GOLDEN MOSQUE
Irbil
4 MURDER OF SUNNI IMAM IN AD DULAYM
Kirkuk
5 ATTACK ON MOSQUE AND IIP HQ IN BASRAH.
RPG/SMALL ARMS FIRE. 0 KIA / MOSQUE DAMAGE
6
Bayji
10-15 MEN ATTACK AL NABEEN MOSQUE IN HUSAYN
AL GHAFUS. 0 KIA/ NO DAMAGE
Tikrit
Samarra
SYRIA
Husaybah
WITH RPG
7 15 MEN ATTACK MOSQUE IN BASRAH
1 3
RNDS. 0 KIA/ MOSQUE DAMAGED
CROWD DEMONSTRATES IN DIWANIYAH. 1 ISF
Rutbah AND SAF
9 OFFICER MURDERED. 2ArGRENADES
EXCHANGED. 1 IA KIA / 2 AIF KIA / 3 CIV WIA
Hit
Baqubah
13 2
4 10
6 8
Baghdad
Karbala
10 COMPLEX ATTACK ON TWO MOSQUES IN DORA
WITH RPG/SAF. 0 KIA / SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO
BOTH MOSQUES
Diyala
Fallujah
Ramadi
IRAN
Balad
Al Asad
25 MEN ATTACK MOSQUE IN HUSENYIAH. SHEIK
8 KILLED, SON KIDNAPPED. 1 KIA / NO DAMAGE
Al Walid
Sulaymaniyah
Al Kut
Diwaniyah
Al Hillah
Najaf/Kufah
11 9
Al Amarah
2 IA GUARDS KIDNAPPED FROM MOSQUE IN
11 DIWANIYAH. 1 GUARD KIA, 1 MISSING.
Samawah
12 SUNNI IMAM MURDERED
Qurnah
EXPLOSION AT SUNNI MOSQUE IN ALSHAAB.
Nasiriyah
13 1 MOSQUE & 1 HOME DAMAGED
Basrah 12
MAJOR MOSQUE
ATTACKS (7 TOTAL)
OTHER VIOLENCE VIOLENT DEMO. OR
MURDER (6 TOTAL)
SAUDI
DRIVE BY MOSQUE
ATTACKS (3 TOTAL)
PEACEFUL DEMO.
(20 TOTAL)
ARABIA
7
5
Umm Qasr
KUWAIT
Kuwait City
OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENT
• Status of ISF
– Police forces gaining capability, gaining public confidence
– IA performance and independent mission planning and execution continues to
improve
– Cooperation between IA and IP continues to improve
– ISF recruitment remains generally positive and well supported
• Status of Insurgency
– Attacks the same as last week, effectiveness rate down slightly
– Casualties Up 15%
• From last week…Civilians Up 34%; ISF Up 12%; CF Down 22%
– More IEDs and VBIEDs -- both less effective w/ more ‘Found & Cleared’
– Fracturing between T&FF and local insurgent groups expanding
• Support an Independent Iraq
– Communication between local, provincial, and national governments
continues to improve
– Public and Civic Leaders increasingly holding Gov’t at all levels accountable
for Basic Service and QoL Issues
– Economic issues and initiatives becoming more prominent (Business,
Banking, Industry,& Agriculture)
Grand Total of Iraqi Security Forces
Ministry of Interior Forces
Trained and Equipped
123,600
Ministry of Defense Forces
Trained & Equipped
108,500
232,100
Battle Space Assumption
Oct 05
Feb 06
IZ
DIVs
1
BDEs
4
BNs
23
IZ
DIVs
2
IA Battle Space
BDEs
10
IPS Battle Space
BNs
43