Civilians raise arms in Iraq

Faced with a militant offensive sweeping south toward Baghdad, Iraqi Shiite tribesmen parade with their weapons in central Baghdad's Palestine Street. (AFP Photo)

Updated on: Jun 18, 2014 1:51 PM IST

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Faced with a militant offensive sweeping south toward Baghdad, Iraqi Shiite tribesmen parade with their weapons in central Baghdad's Palestine Street. (AFP Photo)

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Volunteers train at military base in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, 100 miles (160 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq, after authorities urged Iraqis to help battle insurgents. (AP Photo)

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Iraqi Shiite tribesmen brandish their weapons and a poster of Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani as they gather to show their willingness to join Iraqi security forces in the fight against Jihadist militants, in the southern Shiite Muslim shrine city of Najaf. (AFP Photo)

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At least 13 people are killed and 30 others wounded in a car bomb explosion in Baghdad's mainly Shi'ite neighbourhood of Sadr City according to police and hospital officials. (Reuters Photo)

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Iraqis who have fled fighting between security forces and al-Qaida inspired militants in their hometown of Tal Afar arrive in a car at Germawa camp for displaced Iraqis. (AP Photo)

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Members of the Shiite Muslim Mehdi Army militia, take part in training in the southern Iraqi city of Basra. (AFP Photo)

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Tribal fighters shout slogans as they carry weapons during a parade on the streets of Najaf, south of Baghdad. (Reuters Photo)

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Iraqi Shiite tribesmen parade with their weapons in central Baghdad's Palestine Street as they show their willingness to join Iraqi security forces. Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced the Iraqi government would arm and equip civilians who volunteer to fight, and thousands have signed up. (AFP Photo)

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Kurdish Peshmerga forces run for cover after an Iraqi army helicopter mistook them for militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Jalawla in the Diyala province. (AFP Photo)