There's been a dramatic drop in car bombs in Iraq since Dec. Went form 59 in Nov to 21 in Dec. Low numbers continued into Jan. Analysis of some reasons why this has occurred here.
After 13 tries Jurf al-Sakhr in northeastern Babil a long time IS base was finally cleared in Oct. Security in Babil and southern Iraq has dramatically improved since then. There have been no car bombings in the south for example as Jurf was IS's main VBIED base in the south. On the other hand the entire population of the area has been forced out and are in refugee camps as militias and local govt wont allow them back in because theyr'e considered IS supporters. Read more here.
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