The US has condemned the massacre of hundreds of Iraqi soldiers by Islamic militants after graphic pictures of their deaths were posted online.
Tweets associated with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) claimed the insurgents had killed 1,700 Shia soldiers.
The images 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.
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.
"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."
Militants have posted images purportedly showing the massacre of soldiers 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.
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 Iran, set to begin next week, over the situation in Iraq, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The White House, while declining to comment on the report, did not deny it.
Aircraft carrier the USS George HW Bush has arrived in the Persian Gulf as President Barack Obama considers possible military action against ISIS.
The US has "airlift assets" ready to evacuate people if they are requested, the Pentagon confirmed.
ISIS insurgents have been attacking the city of Tal Afar in northern Iraq, using rockets seized from military arms depots.
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