Total Attacks per Day Comparison
January ’05 Elections vs. October ’05 Referendum vs. December ’05 Elections
350
Attacks by day during January ’05 Election Period
300
Attacks by day during October ’05 Referendum Vote
Attacks by day during December ’05 Election Vote
250
200
102
92
84
63
107
67
167
96
114
209
122
105
167
101
89
97
84
54
66
67
51
56
44
58
59
79
84
77
68
62
61
68
58
92
46
87
46
78
79
59
76
72
80
75
76
0
101
123
107
112
106
89
79
50
99
92
99
100
127
287
150
ATTACK COMPARISON
30 January Election to 15 October Referendum to 15 December
Election
Time Period: 0430C 15 Dec 2005 – 0430C 16 Dec 2005
300
250
200
30-Jan
15-Oct
15-Dec
150
100
50
0
Total Attacks
Jan05
Oct05
Dec05
TOTAL
ATTACKS
287
96
79
ELECTION SITE
ATTACKS
88
19
32
ATTACKS
Election Site
Attacks
TURKEY
Mosul
OPERATION CARENTAN
Bayji
Kirkuk
SYRIA OPERATION MOONLIGHT
Samarra
Baqubah
IRAN
Ramadi Fallujah
Baghdad
OPERATION SAYAID II
OPERATION NATIONAL UNITY
Najaf/Kufah
Al Kut
Diwaniyah
Samawah
Nasiriyah
SAUDI ARABIA
Basrah
KUWAIT
Kuwait City
MNF-W Campaign in the Western Euphrates River Valley
Operation SAYAID II
OPERATION IRON FIST
OPERATION LIGHTINING STRIKE
OPERATION STEEL CURTAIN
OPERATION RIVER GATE
OPERATION LION
OPERATION MOUNTAINEER
Accomplishments of OPERATION SAYAID
• Conducted over a five-month period
• Established numerous Firmbases, Forward Operating Bases, Camps and
Combat Outposts through the Western Euphrates River Valley
• Set conditions for a successful elections
• Denied AQIZ sanctuary and freedom of movement
• Established an enduring ISF presence in Western Al Anbar Province along the
Syrian border
• Established and protected DBE along the Syrian border
• Engaged local tribes in order to facilitate separation from T&FF activities,
further the rule of law, and normalize the area economy
PROFESSIONALIZATION OF THE FORCE
Zakho Officer Center
Officer Cadet Training
Zahko
Dahuk
Al Kasik
Qualachulon Officer Center
Officer Cadet Training
Dahuk
Bashur
Mosul
Arbil
Kirkush Military Training Base
- Basic Training
- Medic Course
Irbil
1
At Tamim
JORDAN
KirkukAs Sulaymaniyah
Salah ad Din
Tikrit
SYRIA
H4
Qualachulon
2
Ninawa
Al Qaim
12
Samarra
Habbaniyah
Ar Rutbah
Balad
Baqubah
Baghdad
Besmaya
10
Rustamiyah An Numaniyah
Wasit
Babil Al
Hillah
Al Kut
Al Kufa
H3
Karbala
Al Anbar
An Najaf
22
Ar Rustamiyah
- Basic Officer Commissioning Course
- Junior Staff College
-Senior Staff College
- Center for Ethics and Leadership
Hamadan
Kirkush
Diyala
Fallujah
An Najaf
Combined Arms Training
5
Taji
1
Multipurpose Range Complex
IRAN
Al Amarah
Ad Diwaniyah
Al Qadisiyah
Maysan
An Nasiriyah
As Samawah
Dhi Qar
Taji Military Training Base
- Iraqi Service and Support Institute
- Military Intelligence School
Zawr
- Dayr
SignalazSchool
- Engineer School
Tallil
9
1
Al Muthanna’
Az Zubayr Bomb
Disposal School
6
An Numaniyah
- Basic Training
- Medic Course
- Military Police School
Al Basrah
- Soldier Support
Center
(Forming)
Al Basrah
Az Zubayr
Umm
Qasr
Kuwait City
Naval Training Center
Sailors and Marines
KUWAIT
PROFESSIONALIZATION OF THE FORCE
Zahko
Dahuk
Mosul Regional
JIPTC
Al Kasik
Dahuk
Bashur
Mosul
Arbil
Irbil Police College
Irbil
1
2
Ninawa
At Tamim
Salah ad Din
Tikrit
IHP Academy and
SYRIA
1st Mechanized Academy
Al Qaim
1
Samarra
Taji
Habbaniyah
Ar Rutbah
Balad
Baqubah
Baghdad
Rustamiyah Wasit
An Numaniyah
Babil Al
Hillah
Al Kut
Al Kufa
Karbala
An Najaf
22
Al Amarah
Ad Diwaniyah
Al Qadisiyah
Maysan
An Nasiriyah
As Samawah
Tallil
9
Out-of-Country Training
U.S. and NATO Courses
225 Trained to Date
Al Kut
Regional/DBE
Besmaya
Al Anbar
An Najaf
Al Hillah Regional
Hamadan
Kirkush
Diyala
Fallujah
10
H3
H4
Special Police
Commando Basic
JORDAN
CMP Dublin
DPS Academy
IRAN
5
12
Baghdad Police College
As Sulaymaniyah
Regional/DBE
KirkukAs Sulaymaniyah
Dhi Qar
Dayr az Zawr
1
6
Al Basrah
Al Basrah
Numinayah
POB Academy
Al Muthanna’
Az Zubayr
Umm
Qasr
Basrah
Regional/DBE
KUWAIT
Kuwait City