Ali Abbas has been fitted with artificial arms

In art classes he is said to be showing a flair for painting with his feet.

Now greetings cards of his pictures depicting a Baghdad mosque and other memories of home are on sale to raise funds for other limbless patients.

Ali, who now lives in London, told BBC News: "I am having a party at my friend's house and I am very happy."

Ali was 12 when his parents and 13 other members of his family were killed in a bombing raid, which left him close to death, on 31 March 2003.

Moving pictures of the youngster with terrible burns were flashed around the world as he was flown out of Iraq for treatment in Kuwait and the UK.

Ali paints memories of his home

Since then Ali has been fitted with artificial arms.

He now lives with his uncle and guardian and goes to school in Wimbledon.

He became a symbol of the human cost of the conflict, prompting outrage and sympathy around the world.

The Limbless Association was prompted to set up the Ali fund, which has raised more than �275,000 to date.

Based in Roehampton, south west London, the association also made Ali the subject of a book.

The "Ali Abbas Story" was written from interviews with Ali and others, describing his life before the bombing started and his experience of the war.