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In this Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 photo, Talib, the son of Iraqi sniper Ali Jayad al-Salhi, 65, a volunteer with Popular Mobilization Forces killed fighting Islamic State militants, poses with a weapon next to his father's poster in his home in Basra, Iraq. Al-Salhi, an expert sniper and veteran of multiple wars, was vaulted into legend. Shiites around Iraq trade stories of how, out of piety, he left his home, wife, 10 children and 20 grandchildren to join a Shiite militia to fight in what he saw as a war between humanity and evil. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)

From sniper to saint, showing Iraqi Shiite militias’ power

By HAMZA HENDAWI and SINAN SALAHEDDIN - Associated Press

An Iraqi man inspects vehicles damaged in a car bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Dec. 16, 2013. Iraqi officials say bombings in and around Baghdad have killed and wounded tens of people. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)

Wave of attacks kill 65 people in Iraq

By Sameer N. Yacoub - Associated Press

Shiite pilgrims march on their way to Karbala for Arbaeen in Baghdad on Dec. 31, 2012. Each year, hundreds of thousands converge on the southern city of Karbala to mark the end of the forty day mourning period following the anniversary of the 7th-century death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Imam Hussein. Many pilgrims travel on foot and the mass gatherings are frequently attacked despite tight security. (Associated Press)

Blasts aimed at Iraqi Shiites, police kill 23

By Sinan Salaheddin - Associated Press

** FILE ** People clean up the aftermath of a bomb blast on the Zahra Shiite mosque in the Hurriya neighborhood of Baghdad on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012. Three car-bomb explosions rattled separate Shiite religious sites in Iraq's restive capital late Tuesday, killing and wounding scores of people, police said. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Wave of attacks in Iraq kills at least 43 people

By Sinan Salaheddin - Associated Press

Wave of attacks in Iraq kills at least 43 people

By Sinan Salaheddin - Associated Press