These Iraqi fighters, operating just south of Baghdad are determined to take back the town of Jarf Al Sakher.<br/> <br />They've set their sites on the town because it sits along a major supply route for Islamic State militants.<br/> <br />IS fighters, they say, refuse to go quietly. They've booby trapped many of the area's roads and homes.<br/> <br />It's slowed the fight and forced the fighters to be more methodical.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) COMMANDER OF SECOND UNIT IN SARAYA SALAM BRIGADE, ABU AL ANMAR, SAYING:.<br/> <br />"Our engineering units go in first and take care of the bombs and clear the area. Then, under a huge barrage of cover fire we advance, then the confrontation takes place. There was a confrontation in this grove where we confiscated some of their vehicles and weapons."<br/> <br />While progress is slow the fighters who are members of a group loyal to to cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, say they don't need help from the U.S., particularly in the form of air strikes.<br/> <br />The U.S. has already lau
