<p>A Shia militia allied with the Iraqi army can be seen firing automatic weapons and cheering in the Anbar desert on November 22 after what was likely a successful engagement against Islamic State militants in the area.</p><p>This footage, taken at the front line, shows fighters cheering and firing automatic weapons. One says, “For you, Hussein,” a Shia expression, and a partially damaged flag that depicts Shia martyr Imam Hussein can be seen fluttering above a US-made M1151 military vehicle.</p><p>Overhead flies a French-made EC635 Eurocopter, used by the Iraqi military.</p><p>Iraqi forces captured the last Islamic State stronghold in Iraq, the city of Rawa</a>, on November 17</a>, and are now pursuing Islamic State fighters into the desert bordering Syria. Credit: Facebook/Ali Anbar via Storyful</p><br />
