Amid killings and arrests, Iraqi activists have adapted to survive and turned to technology for protection.
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15 years on, Iraqi people and the world are still suffering the consequences of the US-led invasion.
Major businesses and even governments are adopting alternative applications of the cryptocurrency technology.
After the loss of oil-rich Kirkuk, the Iraqi Kurds will be forced to put their dreams of independence on hold.
The atrocities committed by the Iraqi army in the battle of Mosul is well documented, but the world stays silent.
The US strikes on regime-controlled Shayrat airbase is a significant departure from Obama’s Syria policy path.
Squeezing ISIL out of west Mosul will perhaps be the most defining battle in Iraq following the US-led invasion in 2003.
It’s irrational to expect to hear Muslim voices condemning ISIL when they have no genuine voice in British media.
ISIL’s loss of its Iraqi and Syrian strongholds will not spell doom for the organisation, but a new beginning.
![Peshmerga forces shoot during an operation to liberate several villages currently under the control of ISIL southeast of Mosul, Iraq [EPA]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/c249bcc954d040a3bd82ae8d98b048ef_18.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
The battle for Mosul will be long and the city’s remaining 1.5 million civilians will bear the brunt.
![Peshmerga forces gather in the east of Mosul to attack ISIL fighters in Mosul, Iraq [REUTERS]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/e07776b887a54a2580cb7915366e427d_18.jpeg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)