TOPSHOTS An Iraqi civilian, volunteering to fight a militant offensive, kisses a Koran book as he queues with comrades before boarding buses to reach Mosul on June 15, 2014, in the southern port city of Basra. Leading Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani urged Iraqis on June 13 to take up arms against Sunni militants marching on Baghdad, as thousands volunteered to bolster the capital's defences. AFP PHOTO/ STR