Soon after the Islamic State captured Tikrit in northern Iraq in June, it executed hundreds of Shia Iraqi troops — the jihadists claimed 1,700, while Human Rights Watch says it has confirmed 500 to 750 in five execution sites.
The New York Times interviews Ali Kadhim, a survivor of the massacre who tells the story of the Islamic State marching the men to their deaths — and how he somehow escaped (Warning — Graphic Images):
