ISIS Beheads Iraqi Officer: Photos Of Islamic State Execution Go Viral On Social Media

A media outlet linked to the Islamic State group, also known as ISIS, released Tuesday photos purporting to show the execution of an officer within the Iraqi armed forces.

Pictures emerged on social media showing an individual identified by users as Iraqi 1st Lt. Abu Bakr al-Samaraei being held captive by what seemed to be a collection of ISIS militants. The jihadists held a knife to his throat in a number of the pictures, which appeared to actually be stills from a video.