ISIS claims to have massacred 1,700 captured Iraqi soldiers

ISIS claims to have massacred 1,700 captured Iraqi soldiers
(Image credit: ISIS/AP)

The militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria said Sunday that it has killed 1,700 captured Iraqi soldiers in Tikrit, one of the cities they've captured in their quick (but long-planned) southward sweep toward Baghdad. The claim could not be verified, but to prove its point, ISIS posted some graphic photos of the purported massacre on social media. Here's one of the less-grisly photos:

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.