IRAQ WARS - BIO FUEL DAILY

US-led coalition 'probably' had role in Mosul civilian casualties

Mar 28, 2017 (AFP)

The US-led anti-jihadist coalition said Tuesday it "probably" played a role in civilian casualties in west Mosul, as the UN and Amnesty International called for...

Iraq forces launch renewed attack on Mosul's Old City

Mar 27, 2017 (AFP)

Iraqi forces renewed their assault Monday against jihadists in Mosul's Old City, after days in which the battle was overshadowed by reports of heavy civilian ca...

Pentagon enjoying greater leeway under Trump

Mar 26, 2017 (AFP)

The Pentagon under President Donald Trump is enjoying greater freedom to run its wars the way it wants -- and not constantly seek White House approval on import...

Iraqis remove bodies from rubble in west Mosul

Mar 26, 2017 (AFP)

Iraqi civil defence forces and volunteers removed bodies from the rubble of houses on Sunday in a west Mosul area where air strikes reportedly took a devastatin...

Mosul exodus as air strikes kill 'dozens'

Mar 25, 2017 (AFP)

Air strikes have killed dozens of civilians in west Mosul in recent days, officials said Saturday, as the number of people fleeing fighting against jihadists in...

Iraq's Sadr threatens boycott if election law unchanged

Mar 24, 2017 (AFP)

Populist Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr told a demonstration in Baghdad on Friday that he would order a boycott of upcoming Iraqi parliamentary elections unless ...

Mosul comes alive with the sound of music

Mar 23, 2017 (AFP)

When the Islamic State group controlled eastern Mosul, playing music was a crime punishable by lashes. Today, music stall owner Mohammed Mohsin is making up for...

Coalition vows victory against Islamic State

Mar 22, 2017 (AFP)

Senior diplomats from the 68-strong US-led coalition against the Islamic State group vowed to seek a quick and lasting victory against the jihadists Wednesday a...

Iraq forces gain ground, deploy snipers in Mosul

Mar 21, 2017 (AFP)

Iraqi forces gained ground from the Islamic State group in Mosul and have deployed snipers in the Old City to target the jihadists, officers said on Tuesday. Ir...

Trump hosts Iraqi leader, says Mosul mission 'moving along'

Mar 20, 2017 (AFP)

President Donald Trump said the operation against the Islamic State group in Mosul is "moving along," as he hosted Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the W...

Iraq forces push into Old Mosul as thousands trapped

Mar 20, 2017 (AFP)

Iraqi forces battled Islamic State group fighters on Monday to push into Mosul's Old City where thousands of civilians remain trapped under jihadist rule. The c...

Fierce fighting on outskirts of Mosul Old City

Mar 19, 2017 (AFP)

Iraqi forces backed by helicopter strikes engaged in heavy fighting with jihadists on the outskirts of the Old City on Sunday as they pressed their offensive to...

Iraq forces say near Mosul mosque where IS declared 'caliphate'

Mar 18, 2017 (AFP)

Elite Iraqi forces said they were battling house by house in the Old City of Mosul on Saturday, inching towards the mosque where the Islamic State group proclai...

Iraq commander announces gains in Mosul Old City

Mar 17, 2017 (AFP)

A commander said Friday that Iraqi forces have gained ground from jihadists inside the Old City of Mosul, an area that could see some of the toughest fighting o...

More than 150,000 Iraqis fled west Mosul fighting: ministry

Mar 16, 2017 (AFP)

Iraqi authorities said Thursday that more than 150,000 people have fled fighting in and around west Mosul since security forces launched an operation to retake ...

Adopting IS tactic, Iraqi forces weaponise small drones

Mar 16, 2017 (AFP)

Inside an armoured vehicle in Mosul, a colonel scans live footage from a drone flying above the Iraqi city, hunting targets for a new weapon deployed against ji...

Nearly 100,000 Iraqis flee battle for west Mosul

Mar 15, 2017 (AFP)

Nearly 100,000 people have poured out of west Mosul in less than three weeks, the IOM said Wednesday, as Iraqi forces advance in their battle to retake the area...

Iraq forces retake Mosul train station

Mar 14, 2017 (AFP)

Iraqi forces said Tuesday they recaptured Mosul train station, once one of the country's main rail hubs and the latest in a series of key sites retaken from jih...

Iraq forces advance in Mosul, search for militants and bombs

Mar 13, 2017 (AFP)

Iraqi forces said Monday that they have taken more territory from jihadists and were searching for militants and bombs on the edge of the Old City as they press...

Voiceless Iraqi coach inspires footballers

Mar 12, 2017 (AFP)

Kadhim Flayeh taps three fingers on his watch. It's the sign for kick-off: one of Iraq's top football coaches has lost his voice. Cancer forced the 57-year-old ...