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TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY JEAN MARC MOJON A Shiite Muslim fighter from the Saraya al-Salam (Peace Brigades), a group formed by Iraqi Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and tasked with defending the holy sites of Shiite Islam, takes position on the Jurf al-Sakhr front line, the scene of heavy fighting against advancing Jihadist militants and fighters of the Islamic State (IS), south of the capital Baghdad, on August 18, 2014. Iraq's most influential Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, announced the creation of the Saraya al-Salam group in the aftermath of the jihadist Sunni Muslim offensive that began in June 2014. The force includes former fighters from his now dissolved Mahdi Army that fought US troops 10 years ago. AFP PHOTO / ALI AL-SAADI (Photo credit should read ALI AL-SAADI/AFP via Getty Images)