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CONFLICT PROFILE
ACTIVE CONFLICT

Iraq

ISIS resurgence & PMF conflict

STARTED
2023
TOTAL DEATHS (EST.)
8,000+
INTENSITY
Active
STATUS
ACTIVE
Historical estimates — manually maintained · ACLED · ICRC · UN OCHA · Reuters. Not live.
LAST 30 DAYS — ACLED EXPLORER● LIVE DATA
RECORDED EVENTS
316
FATALITIES (30D)
32
PARTIES INVOLVED
Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)
US-backed SDF vs ISIS remnants
Iranian-backed PMF factions
SITUATION OVERVIEW

Assad collapse created new ISIS operational space in Syria–Iraq corridor. Jan 2026: Iraq relocated 7,000 high-risk ISIS detainees from collapsing Syrian prisons to Mosul and Anbar. ISIS sleeper cell activity increasing. US troop drawdown accelerated amid Iran ceasefire.

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Sources: ACLED Explorer · UN OCHA · UN OHCHR · ICRC · HRW · SNHR · UALosses · Reuters · AP · BBC · Al Jazeera. Death tolls are estimates — verified counts typically lower than reported figures.