Captured Iraqi Troops Made To Chant ISIS Slogan

Footage has emerged which appears to show an Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighter questioning and killing Iraqi soldiers.

It comes after the insurgents, who have seized large swathes of territory in the past week, released graphic pictures claiming to show some of the 1,700 Shia soldiers they had shot dead near Tikrit.

According to a translation of the first clip, militants order their prisoners to chant the ISIS slogan "Baqiya", which is thought to mean "(ISIS) will remain in existence" or "Islamic state will stay".

When asked where the government forces are, a soldiers replies they have left.

The soldiers appear to be taunted before being killed

The fighters then threaten to chop off one of the soldiers' heads.

The earlier images posted online showed the Sunni insurgents loading captives on to flatbed trucks, forcing them to lie face-down in a ditch with their arms tied behind their backs before they were shot dead.

Chief Iraqi military spokesman, Lieutenant General Qassim al Moussawi, confirmed the authenticity of the pictures and said he was aware of cases of mass murder of captured soldiers in areas held by ISIS.

Jen Psaki, spokeswoman for the US State Department, said: "The claim by ISIS that it has massacred 1,700 Iraqi Shia air force recruits in Tikrit is horrifying and a true depiction of the bloodlust that these terrorists represent.

Two of the soldiers ISIS apparently captured

"While we cannot confirm these reports, one of the primary goals of ISIL is to set fear into the hearts of all Iraqis and drive sectarian division among its people."

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the reports were "deeply disturbing" and added those responsible must be brought to justice.

Sky's Diplomatic Editor Tim Marshall said the release of the images means the militants have now "got the attention of the world".

"It will encourage public opinion (in the US) that something has to be done," he said.

Militants have posted images purportedly showing the massacre of soldiers

Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki has vowed to recapture territory seized by the insurgents last week. 

But in the latest fighting, residents of the northern town of Tal Afar, near the Syrian border, said ISIS had taken control after a dawn raid.

Iraqi security forces have claimed to have killed 279 "terrorists" in the last 24 hours.

Mr Maliki said: "We will march and liberate every inch they defaced, from the country's northernmost point to the southernmost point."

Security in Baghdad has been tightened after the militants said they would march south to the capital.

However, Ms Psaki said the US would evacuate some of its staff and boost security at its embassy - located in Baghdad's Green Zone - due to the "ongoing instability".

Three explosions in the capital have left at least 15 people dead and dozens injured.

Peshmerga soldiers on patrol in northern Iraq

The US is reportedly preparing to stage direct talks with arch-enemy Iran, set to begin next week, over the situation in Iraq. The White House, while declining to comment on the report, did not deny it.

Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, about the crisis. However, the Foreign Office declined to disclose the contents of the telephone call.

Aircraft carrier the USS George HW Bush has arrived in the Persian Gulf as President Barack Obama considers possible military action against ISIS.

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