An Iraqi soldier uses a binoculars at a checkpoint in Ein Tamarm a town some 25 miles west of Kerbala January 7 2014. Families fled violence in the Iraqi cities of Falluja and Ramadi with many arriving in the predominantly Shia town of Kerbala 53 miles s
Tribal fighters gesture after deploying themselves on the streets of Ramadi January 6 2014.
Tribal fighters gesture after deploying themselves on the streets of Ramadi January 6 2014.
Tribal fighters gather before being deployed to patrol the streets of Falluja January 5 2014.
An Iraqi soldier stands guard at a check point west of Baghdad January 6 2014.
Iraqi security personnel search a resident fleeing violence in Falluja and Ramadi at checkpoints in Ein Tamarm a town some 25 miles west of Kerbala January 5 2014.
Iraqi security personnel search a resident fleeing violence in Falluja and Ramadi at checkpoints in Ein Tamarm a town some 25 miles west of Kerbala January 5 2014.
Gunmen fighters walk in the streets of the city of Falluja 31 miles west of Baghdad January 3 2014.
A military convoy carrying a tank drives towards Anbar to reinforce Iraqi troops in the province west of Baghdad January 6 2014.
Iraqi security personnel search the vehicle of a resident who is fleeing the violence in Falluja and Ramadi at a checkpoint in Ein Tamarm a town some 25 miles west of Kerbala January 6 2014.
Families fleeing the violence in the Iraqi cities of Falluja and Ramadi wait at a checkpoint in Ein Tamarm a town some 25 miles west of Kerbala January 6 2014.
Mourners carry the coffin of a soldier who was killed during clashes in Falluja at his funeral in Najaf 99 miles south of Baghdad January 5 2014. Iraqi government forces battling an al Qaeda offensive near the Syrian border launched an air strike on Rama
A boy holds his Kalashnikov rifle on the streets of the city of Ramadi January 6 2014.
An Iraqi soldier stands guard at a check point in west Baghdad January 6 2014.
An Iraqi soldier checks identification papers at a check point west of Baghdad January 6 2014.
A military convoy drives towards Anbar to reinforce Iraqi troops in the province west of Baghdad January 6 2014.
A tribal fighter holding his weapon patrols the streets of Falluja January 5 2014.
