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Iraqi fighters from the Saraya al-Salam (Peace Brigades) and the Promised Day Brigade, groups formed by Iraqi Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, wear explosive belts as they parade in the central city of Kufa, some 160 kms south of Baghdad, on May 3, 2015. The banner reads in Arabic: "Holy places warriors". AFP PHOTO / HAIDAR HAMDANI (Photo credit should read HAIDAR HAMDANI/AFP/Getty Images)

Iraqi fighters from the Saraya al-Salam (Peace Brigades) and the Promised Day Brigade, groups formed by Iraqi Shiite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, wear explosive belts as they parade in the central city of Kufa, some 160 kms south of Baghdad, on May 3, 2015. The banner reads in Arabic: "Holy places warriors". AFP PHOTO / HAIDAR HAMDANI        (Photo credit should read HAIDAR HAMDANI/AFP/Getty Images)