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Business News/ Photos / Iraqi civilians join battle against ISIS extremists

Iraqi civilians join battle against ISIS extremists

Civilians in Iraq are joining forces with the army against the radical Sunni militants of the ISIS who have seized several cities like Mosul and Tikrit in northern Iraq.

Volunteers carry their weapons and wave the Iraqi flag during a parade in the streets in Al-Fdhiliya district, in eastern Baghdad on Sunday. Volunteers have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against the Sunni militants of the ISIS. Reuters

1/5Volunteers carry their weapons and wave the Iraqi flag during a parade in the streets in Al-Fdhiliya district, in eastern Baghdad on Sunday. Volunteers have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against the Sunni militants of the ISIS. Reuters

An image uploaded by the ISIS fighters on various jihadist forums and social media sites allegedly shows militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) executing dozens of captured Iraqi security force. AFP

2/5An image uploaded by the ISIS fighters on various jihadist forums and social media sites allegedly shows militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) executing dozens of captured Iraqi security force. AFP

Iraqi men ride in vehicles with their weapons as they volunteer to fight against ISIS in Baghdad. PM Nuri al-Maliki has announced the Shiite Iraqi government would arm and equip civilians who volunteer to fight, and thousands have signed up. AFP

3/5Iraqi men ride in vehicles with their weapons as they volunteer to fight against ISIS in Baghdad. PM Nuri al-Maliki has announced the Shiite Iraqi government would arm and equip civilians who volunteer to fight, and thousands have signed up. AFP

Iraqi volunteers show the Victory sign as they leave a recruitment center aboard military trucks on Sunday in Baghdad. AFP

4/5Iraqi volunteers show the Victory sign as they leave a recruitment center aboard military trucks on Sunday in Baghdad. AFP

An Iraqi tribesman carries his weapon as Iraqis volunteer to fight alongside the Iraqi security forces against Jihadist militants. AFP

5/5An Iraqi tribesman carries his weapon as Iraqis volunteer to fight alongside the Iraqi security forces against Jihadist militants. AFP

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