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Wed, 18 Jun 2014 18:47 PM

Tribal fighters shout slogans while holding weapons in Basra, southeast of Baghdad June 18, 2014. Iraq has asked the United States for air support in countering Sunni rebels, the top U.S. general said on Wednesday, after the militants seized major cities in a lightning advance that has routed the Shi'ite-led government's army. REUTERS/ Essam Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Wed, 18 Jun 2014 18:45 PM

A Mehdi Army fighter loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr demonstrates during a military-style training in Baghdad, June 18, 2014. Iraq has asked the United States for air support in countering Sunni rebels, the top U.S. general said on Wednesday, after the militants seized major cities in a lightning advance that has routed the Shi'ite-led government's army. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)

Wed, 18 Jun 2014 18:42 PM

Mehdi Army fighters loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr take part in a military-style training in Baghdad, June 18, 2014. Iraq has asked the United States for air support in countering Sunni rebels, the top U.S. general said on Wednesday, after the militants seized major cities in a lightning advance that has routed the Shi'ite-led government's army. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT)

Wed, 18 Jun 2014 18:12 PM

Members of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces stand guard during an intensive security deployment in Baghdad's Amiriya district, June 18, 2014. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY)

Wed, 18 Jun 2014 18:07 PM

Members of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces stand guard during an intensive security deployment in Baghdad's Amiriya district, June 18, 2014. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY)

Wed, 18 Jun 2014 18:02 PM

A member of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces stands guard during an intensive security deployment in Baghdad's Amiriya district, June 18, 2014. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY)

Wed, 18 Jun 2014 18:01 PM

Members of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces stand guard during an intensive security deployment in Baghdad's Amiriya district, June 18, 2014. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY)

Wed, 18 Jun 2014 18:00 PM

A member of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces stands guard during an intensive security deployment in Baghdad's Amiriya district, June 18, 2014. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY)

Wed, 18 Jun 2014 17:57 PM

Members of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces stand guard during an intensive security deployment in Baghdad's Amiriya district, June 18, 2014. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY) CONFLICT)