Volunteers who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants travel in army trucks in Baghdad
Volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants who have taken over Mosul and other Northern provinces, travel in army trucks in Baghdad June 14, 2014. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told army officers in the city of Samarra that volunteers were arriving to help defeat Islamist militants who have swept through Sunni Muslim territory towards Baghdad. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY)
Volunteers who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants travel in army trucks in Baghdad
Volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants who have taken over Mosul and other Northern provinces, travel in army trucks in Baghdad June 14, 2014. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told army officers in the city of Samarra that volunteers were arriving to help defeat Islamist militants who have swept through Sunni Muslim territory towards Baghdad. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY)
Volunteers who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants travel in army trucks in Baghdad
Volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants who have taken over Mosul and other Northern provinces, travel in army trucks in Baghdad June 14, 2014. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told army officers in the city of Samarra that volunteers were arriving to help defeat Islamist militants who have swept through Sunni Muslim territory towards Baghdad. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY)
Volunteers who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants travel in army trucks in Baghdad
Volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants who have taken over Mosul and other Northern provinces, travel in army trucks in Baghdad June 14, 2014. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told army officers in the city of Samarra that volunteers were arriving to help defeat Islamist militants who have swept through Sunni Muslim territory towards Baghdad. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY)
Volunteers who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants travel in army trucks in Baghdad
Volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants who have taken over Mosul and other Northern provinces, travel in army trucks in Baghdad June 14, 2014. Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told army officers in the city of Samarra that volunteers were arriving to help defeat Islamist militants who have swept through Sunni Muslim territory towards Baghdad. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY)
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Volunteers who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against militants wait for registration in Basra
Volunteers who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against predominantly Sunni militants who have taken over Mosul and other northern provinces, wait for registration in Basra, southeast of Baghdad June 12, 2014. Since Tuesday, black clad Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters have seized Iraq's second biggest city Mosul and Tikrit, home town of former dictator Saddam Hussein, as well as other towns and cities north of Baghdad. They continued their lightning advance on Thursday, moving into towns just an hour's drive from the capital. REUTERS/ Essam Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY)
Volunteers who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against militants chant slogans in Basra
Volunteers who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against predominantly Sunni militants who have taken over Mosul and other northern provinces, chant slogans in Basra, southeast of Baghdad June 12, 2014. Since Tuesday, black clad Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighters have seized Iraq's second biggest city Mosul and Tikrit, home town of former dictator Saddam Hussein, as well as other towns and cities north of Baghdad. They continued their lightning advance on Thursday, moving into towns just an hour's drive from the capital. REUTERS/ Essam Al-Sudani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY)
DIARY - Political and General News Events From June 12
DIARY-POLITICAL=2:DIARY - Political and General News Events From June 12