waged on the ground and on-line. today the militant group isis posted a series of graphic photos on twitter claiming a massacre of more than 1700 iraqi soldiers. those claims cannot be verified but the accusation as loan represent another escalation in a battle that s moved with extraordinary speed. today the aircraft carrier u.s.s. george h.w. bush arrived in the persian gulf with potential military support. the u.s. state department just announced they re evacuating nonessential personnel from the embassy in baghdad. they re also sending in marines to protect those who remain. we have a series of reports tonight beginning with clarissa ward. reporter: these photos appear to be the latest grisly evidence of the brutal tactics of isis. accord together extremist group more than 1700 iraqi soldiers were loaded on to flatbed trucks, then forced to lie face down in a shallow ditch before being executed. the horrifying images and the death toll have not been verified but their r
jeff: good evening, everyone, i m jeff glor with a western edition of the broadcast. the battle for iraq is being waged on the ground and on-line. today the militant group isis posted a series of graphic photos on twitter, claiming a massacre of more than 1,700 iraqi soldiers. those claims cannot be verified but the accusations alone represent another escalation in a battle that s moved with extraordinary speed. today the aircraft carrier u.s.s. george h.w. bush arrived in the persian gulf with potential military support. the u.s. state department just announced they re evacuating non-essential personnel from the embassy in baghdad. they re also sending in marines to protect those who remain. we have a series of reports tonight, beginning with clarissa ward. reporter: these photos appear to be the latest grisly evidence of the brutal tactics of isis. according to the extremist group, more than 1,700 iraqi soldiers were loaded on to flatbed trucks, then forced to lie face
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