This is an entry from: Live Blog: The struggle for Iraq
ISIL release photos of mass executions in Tikrit
16 June 2014 10:50 BST
ISIL release photos on social media showing them executing people in Tikrit. The fighters say they have killed 1,700 Iraqi Shia air force recruits, sparking mass outrage by the international community.
While the numbers could not be independently verified, the photos are widely accepted as being legitimate.
