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Iraq braces to fight militants

An Iraqi man who volunteered to join the battle against jihadist-led Sunni militants takes part in a training organised by the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI), an Iraqi Shiite political party, in the southern city of Basra. (AFP Photo)

Updated on: Jun 19, 2014 5:13 PM IST

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An Iraqi man who volunteered to join the battle against jihadist-led Sunni militants takes part in a training organised by the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI), an Iraqi Shiite political party, in the southern city of Basra. (AFP Photo)

Updated on Jun 19, 2014 5:13 PM

An Iraqi man who volunteered to join the battle against jihadist-led Sunni militants takes part in a training organised by the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI), an Iraqi Shiite political party, in the southern city of Basra. (AFP Photo)

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Volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi security forces to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants from the radical Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), take part in a training session in Kerbala, about 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Baghdad. (Reuters Photo)

Updated on Jun 19, 2014 5:13 PM

Volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi security forces to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants from the radical Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), take part in a training session in Kerbala, about 80 km (50 miles) southwest of Baghdad. (Reuters Photo)

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An Iraqi Kurdish soldier drinks from a bottle as he sits at the back of a truck at an operating base in Iraq's Diyala province whilst waiting to deploy into into Jalawla to fight militants of the ISIL. (AFP Photo)

Updated on Jun 19, 2014 5:13 PM

An Iraqi Kurdish soldier drinks from a bottle as he sits at the back of a truck at an operating base in Iraq's Diyala province whilst waiting to deploy into into Jalawla to fight militants of the ISIL. (AFP Photo)

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Volunteers in the newly formed “ Peace Brigades” participate in a parade near the Imam Ali shrine in the southern holy Shiite city of Najaf. (AP Photo)

Updated on Jun 19, 2014 5:13 PM

Volunteers in the newly formed “ Peace Brigades” participate in a parade near the Imam Ali shrine in the southern holy Shiite city of Najaf. (AP Photo)

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Volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi security forces to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants from the radical ISIL, wearing the police force uniforms gather in the holy city of Najaf. (Reuters Photo)

Updated on Jun 19, 2014 5:13 PM

Volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi security forces to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants from the radical ISIL, wearing the police force uniforms gather in the holy city of Najaf. (Reuters Photo)

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Volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants from the radical ISIL, pose in a bus in Baghdad. (Reuters Photo)

Updated on Jun 19, 2014 5:13 PM

Volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants from the radical ISIL, pose in a bus in Baghdad. (Reuters Photo)

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Iraqi men line up at the main army recruiting center to volunteer for military service in Baghdad, Iraq, after authorities urged Iraqis to help battle insurgents. (AP Photo)

Updated on Jun 19, 2014 5:13 PM

Iraqi men line up at the main army recruiting center to volunteer for military service in Baghdad, Iraq, after authorities urged Iraqis to help battle insurgents. (AP Photo)

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Newly-recruited Iraqi volunteers in police uniforms attend a training session at the Ibrahimiya police camp outside the central Iraqi Shiite city of Karbala, as thousands of Shiite volunteers join Iraqi security forces in the fight against Jihadist militants. (AFP Photo)

Updated on Jun 19, 2014 5:13 PM

Newly-recruited Iraqi volunteers in police uniforms attend a training session at the Ibrahimiya police camp outside the central Iraqi Shiite city of Karbala, as thousands of Shiite volunteers join Iraqi security forces in the fight against Jihadist militants. (AFP Photo)

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Members of the Iraqi security forces sit as they wait together with volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants from the radical Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Baghdad. (Reuters Photo)

Updated on Jun 19, 2014 5:13 PM

Members of the Iraqi security forces sit as they wait together with volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants from the radical Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Baghdad. (Reuters Photo)

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