The number of security incidents continued to be significant, as it has over the past several years, with 1,664 incidents in January 2011, compared to a monthly average of 1,620 in 2010, and 960 in 2009. Armed clashes and the use of improvised explosive devices constitute the majority of incidents. At the end of 2010, suicide attacks remained at an average of 2.8 per week compared to the weekly average of 2.6 through 2009. Abductions and assassinations continued through the last two months of 2010 and into January 2011. The southern city of Kandahar and its surrounding areas remained the focus of such incidents throughout the reporting period, with 20 suicide attacks and 33 assassinations occurring in the city, which is also the focus of activity for the Afghan national security forces and the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). [...] The Afghan national security forces and international military forces have intensified their operations. Pro-Government forces have reportedly inflicted losses on mid-level commanders of networks of anti-Government elements. The number of districts under insurgent control has decreased, and in the areas surrounding Kunduz and Balkh Provinces, joint operations of the Afghan national security forces and ISAF have displaced anti-Government elements. [...] As a result of the increased tempo of security operations in northern and western provinces, an increasing number of anti-Government elements are seeking to join local reintegration programmes.