IRAQ WARS - BIO FUEL DAILY

Iraq army seizes key airbase from IS south of Mosul

Jul 09, 2016 (AFP)

Iraqi forces have captured a key airbase from the Islamic State group that can serve as a launchpad for retaking the jihadist-held city of Mosul, Prime Minister...

30 killed at Iraqi shrine, days after Baghdad blast

Jul 08, 2016 (AFP)

Islamic State group extremists attacked a Shiite shrine north of Baghdad, killing 30 people, just days after one of the deadliest ever bombings in the country, ...

Iraq PM sacks security chiefs as new attack kills 40

Jul 08, 2016 (AFP)

The Iraqi premier sacked three Baghdad security chiefs following a devastating bombing in the capital, his office said on Friday, hours after another attack to ...

UK press condemn Blair' 'arrogance' over Iraq war

Jul 07, 2016 (AFP)

Tony Blair pleaded with his critics to stop questioning his intentions over Britain's disastrous war in Iraq, after a blistering verdict by the Chilcot inquiry ...

Baghdad blast killed 292, many burned alive

Jul 07, 2016 (AFP)

A Baghdad bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed 292 people, according to a new toll issued Thursday, many of whom were trapped in blazing buildings ...

IMF sets $5.3 billion program for Iraq

Jul 07, 2016 (AFP)

The IMF announced a $5.34 billion program for Iraq on Thursday to help strengthen the country's finances, hit by the crash in oil prices and the fight against t...

Tony Blair: leader who could never get past Iraq

Jul 06, 2016 (AFP)

Tony Blair was one of Britain's most successful prime ministers but his support for the 2003 war in Iraq has overshadowed his achievements in office and his sub...

For Iraqis, British war inquiry changes little

Jul 06, 2016 (AFP)

For Iraqis, a British war inquiry criticising former premier Tony Blair means little as, whoever is to blame, they are still suffering the devastating consequen...

Iraq war casts long shadow over UK foreign policy

Jul 06, 2016 (AFP)

Britain's war in Iraq, to be examined in a major report due out Wednesday, instilled a deep sense of distrust towards military intervention that still casts a s...

Blair defends Iraq war after damning inquiry report

Jul 06, 2016 (AFP)

Former British prime minister Tony Blair's case for going to war in Iraq in 2003 was based on flawed evidence and woefully executed, a hard-hitting official inq...

What's at stake in Britain's Iraq war inquiry

Jul 06, 2016 (AFP)

The Chilcot inquiry report on Britain's role in the Iraq war could still have significant fallout when it is published Wednesday -- even though it is seven year...

Thousands gather to mourn victims of Baghdad blast

Jul 06, 2016 (AFP)

Thousands of Iraqis gathered Wednesday at the site of a Baghdad bombing that killed at least 250 people to mourn the dead and express solidarity with those stri...

Seven years on, UK's Iraq inquiry gives its verdict

Jul 05, 2016 (AFP)

Seven years after it began, the official inquiry into Britain's role in the Iraq war finally reports on Wednesday with former prime minister Tony Blair expected...

UN blames Iraq pro-govt militia for kidnappings, beheadings

Jul 05, 2016 (AFP)

A Shiite militia that fought alongside Iraqi forces against the Islamic State group (IS) may have kidnapped 900 civilians and executed at least 50, some by behe...

Iraqi minister tenders resignation after deadly blast

Jul 05, 2016 (AFP)

Iraq's interior minister submitted his resignation on Tuesday as authorities sought to contain the fallout from a bombing in Baghdad that killed more than 200 p...

Fury over insecurity as Iraqis mourn 200 dead in Baghdad blast

Jul 04, 2016 (AFP)

Iraqis on Monday mourned more than 200 people killed in a Baghdad suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group and accused the government of not ...

Iraq pushes IS back, but struggles to secure Baghdad

Jul 04, 2016 (AFP)

Iraq may be winning against the Islamic State group on the battlefield, but it is struggling to prevent deadly jihadist attacks in Baghdad that are undermining ...

IS-claimed Baghdad blast kills at least 75: officials

Jul 03, 2016 (AFP)

A suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 75 people in a Baghdad shopping district in the early hours of Sunday, officials said, ...

Air strikes decimate IS forces fleeing Iraq's Fallujah

Jun 30, 2016 (AFP)

Iraqi and US-led coalition aircraft decimated the Islamic State group's forces fleeing the Fallujah area, destroying hundreds of vehicles and killing dozens of ...

Iraq inks deal for $2.7 billion US military loan

Jun 29, 2016 (AFP)

Iraq secured a deal Wednesday for a $2.7 billion US loan to finance the buying of ammunition and maintenance of tanks and fighters used in the fight against the...