Shi'ite volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi army to fight against militants of

the Islamic State, formerly known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (
ISIL), march while hilding flags during training in Baghdad July 9, 2014. With t
he army's northern divisions hard hit by desertions as key Sunni cities fell in
June, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's Shi'ite-led government has leaned heavily
on Shi'ite militias and volunteers motivated by a sense of religious duty. In so
me areas, there are now at least as many Shi'ite gunmen and civilian volunteers
as there are regular soldiers, volunteers and a militia spokesman said. Picture
taken July 9, 2014. To match Insight IRAQ-SECURITY/VOLUNTEERS REUTERS/Ahmed Saa
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