Members of Shi'ite group Asaib Ahl al-Haq carry the coffin of a fellow fighter during his funeral in Najaf Thursday. The fighter was killed during clashes with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the province of Salahuddin, according to the group.Reuters
Refugees fleeing from Mosul head to the self-ruled Kurdish region in Irbil, Iraq, 217 miles north of Baghdad Thursday.The Associated Press
Refugees fleeing from Mosul walk past an area in Irbil as they head to the self-ruled northern Kurdish region. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, an al-Qaida breakaway group, took over much of Mosul and then swept into the city of Tikrit farther south. The Associated Press
An Iraqi police vehicle burns on a street oin Mosul on Thursday.The Associated Press
An Iraqi soldier flashes a victory sign while Iraqi men gather outside of the main army recruiting center to volunteer for military service in Baghdad Thursday.The Associated Press
Volunteers who have joined the Iraqi Army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants, who have taken over Mosul and other Northern provinces, chant slogans as they travel in an army truck, in Baghdad, June 12, 2014. Since Tuesday, black clad 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/Ahmed Saad (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY) - RTR3TDXG
Mourners carry the coffin of a victim killed by a suicide bomber who blew himself up inside a tent filled with mourners in Baghdad, killing 16 people on Wednesday. Reuters
Mourners grieve near the coffin of a victim killed by a suicide bomber who blew himself up inside a tent filled with mourners in Baghdad, during a funeral in Najaf, south of Baghdad on Thursday. Reuters
Iraqi men line up outside of the main army recruiting center to volunteer for military service in Baghdad on Thursday after authorities urged Iraqis to help battle insurgents.
