ISIS burns alive captive Jordanian pilot: Report
February 03, 2015 22:50
JUST IN: Islamic State militia has reportedly burnt alive captive Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh, Reuters reported.
Reuters could not immediately confirm the five images, which showed a burning man standing in a black cage
Kasaesbeh was captured in December after his F-16 fighter jet crashed in territory controlled by the militants in Syria. Later that month, the extremist group released what it said was an interview with the captured pilot in its online magazine.
ISIS had been demanding the release of a convicted female Iraqi jihadi on death row in Jordan in exchange for Kassasbeh's life.
Sajida al-Rishawi was sentenced to death by a Jordanian court following her role in the deadly 2005 attack on Ammans Radisson SAS Hotel. Jordan had indicated throughout the week that it was willing to release al-Rishawi, but the government in Amman insisted on receiving proof that al-Kaseasbeh was alive.
Al-Kaseasbeh was a member of a prominent family in Jordan.
Sajida al-Rishawi was sentenced to death by a Jordanian court following her role in the deadly 2005 attack on Ammans Radisson SAS Hotel. Jordan had indicated throughout the week that it was willing to release al-Rishawi, but the government in Amman insisted on receiving proof that al-Kaseasbeh was alive.
Al-Kaseasbeh was a member of a prominent family in Jordan.
The news comes just days after ISIS' British executioner in chief, Jihadi John, savagely murdered Japanese journalist Kenji Goto in a shocking filmed beheading after days of intensive negotiations through intermediaries to save him.
More details are awaited
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