TOPSHOTS Iraqi volunteers to fight along side the Iraqi security forces against Jihadist militants, flah the sign of victory as they leave a recruitment center aboard military trucks on June 15, 2014 in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Faced with a militant offensive sweeping south toward Baghdad, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki announced the Iraqi government would arm and equip civilians who volunteer to fight, and thousands have signed up. AFP PHOTO/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE