IRAQ WARS - BIO FUEL DAILY

Iraqis in resort town face return to Anbar unrest

Apr 13, 2014 (AFP)

When fighting erupted in Iraq's Anbar province in December, Abu Mohammed fled with his family to a virtually empty summer resort far to the north to take advant...

Violence kills 21 in Iraq

Apr 10, 2014 (AFP)

Shootings and bombings in Iraq killed at least 21 people Thursday, officials said, as the country struggles with rampant violence ahead of parliamentary electio...

Syria Qaeda loses ground to jihadist rivals on Iraq border

Apr 10, 2014 (AFP)

Syria's Al-Qaeda affiliate lost ground to its jihadist rivals around a town on the Iraqi border Thursday in fierce clashes that left at least 51 fighters dead, ...

Iraq attacks kill 18 on anniversary of Baghdad fall

Apr 09, 2014 (AFP)

Attacks, including 13 car bombs in mainly Shiite-populated areas of Iraq, killed at least 18 people Wednesday, highlighting the persistent danger from militants...

Iraq attacks kill 19 as soldiers ambush militants

Apr 08, 2014 (AFP)

Attacks in Iraq left 19 people dead Tuesday while security forces said they killed 25 militants near Baghdad amid worries insurgents are encroaching on the capi...

Iraq forces kill 19 as unrest spikes ahead of polls

Apr 07, 2014 (AFP)

Iraqi security forces said they killed 19 militants while attacks elsewhere in the country left three people dead on Monday, as violence spikes ahead of parliam...

Iraq executes two despite international outcry

Apr 07, 2014 (AFP)

Iraq executed two people convicted on anti-terror charges Monday, the justice ministry said, despite international condemnation of Baghdad's use of the death pe...

Britain's GSK reveals new bribery probe in Iraq

Apr 07, 2014 (AFP)

British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is investigating alleged corruption by staff at its pharmaceuticals division in Iraq, the group announced on Monday. GSK...

Wife of slain Iraq journalist breaks down in court

Apr 07, 2014 (AFP)

The wife of an Iraqi journalist shot dead at a Baghdad checkpoint for a "trivial reason" burst into tears when faced with his alleged killer in court on Monday....

Iraq attacks kill 10 with elections due in weeks

Apr 06, 2014 (AFP)

Attacks killed 10 people in Iraq on Sunday while six militants also died as the country grapples with its worst bloodshed in years just weeks before parliamenta...

Iraq forces kill dozens of militants near Baghdad

Apr 03, 2014 (AFP)

Iraqi soldiers killed more than 40 militants in clashes near Baghdad on Thursday as anti-government fighters edged close to the capital just weeks before nation...

Iraq attacks kill 15 as UN warns of 'divisive' polls

Apr 02, 2014 (AFP)

Attacks against security forces killed 15 people Wednesday as the UN's envoy to Iraq warned that the country's election campaign would be "highly divisive" amid...

Election posters fill Baghdad as campaign starts

Apr 01, 2014 (AFP)

Campaigning for Iraq's April 30 general election opened Tuesday, with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki bidding for a third term as his government grapples with the...

Iraq attacks kill nine, one month before elections

Mar 30, 2014 (AFP)

Attacks in Sunni-majority areas of Iraq killed nine people Sunday, exactly a month ahead of parliamentary polls that remain in disarray after the mass resignati...

Iraq parties jump the gun on election campaign

Mar 29, 2014 (AFP)

Despite the disarray caused by the sudden mass resignation of election chiefs ahead of next month's polls, candidates for seats in the Iraqi parliament are pres...

UN hopeful for way out of Iraq vote impasse

Mar 27, 2014 (AFP)

The UN envoy to Iraq said Thursday there was a "window of opportunity" for Baghdad to resolve a pre-election crisis sparked by the resignation en masse of its e...

Baghdad bombings kill 12

Mar 27, 2014 (AFP)

Three sets of bombings in Baghdad killed at least a dozen people Thursday evening, the latest in a surge in bloodshed in Iraq just weeks ahead of scheduled parl...

Iraq election chiefs quit as attacks kill 37

Mar 25, 2014 (AFP)

The board of Iraq's electoral commission resigned en masse on Tuesday in protest at political and judicial "interference", throwing a general election due next ...

Iraq attacks kill at least seven: officials

Mar 23, 2014 (AFP)

At least seven people were killed on Sunday in a series of attacks in Iraq, most of which were concentrated in predominantly Sunni areas north of the capital, o...

27 killed across Iraq as militants seize village

Mar 21, 2014 (AFP)

Militants controlled a northern Iraqi village for several hours Friday as attacks nationwide killed 27 people, including at least 10 policemen, amid a surge in ...