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| Islamic State video claims to show burning death of Jordanian pilot | |
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| The Islamic State released a video on Tuesday that purports to show Jordanian pilot Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh being burned alive by his captors. | |
| According to a release from the SITE monitoring group, which follows militant Web sites, the 22-minute video, titled “Healing of the Believers’ Chests,” was released on social media even as Jordan struggled to learn his fate. | |
| National Security Council spokesperson Bernadette Meehan said in an email that the U.S. government was aware of the video, and that “the intelligence community is working to confirm its authenticity.” | |
| “The United States strongly condemns ISIL’s actions and we call for the immediate release of all those held captive by ISIL. We stand in solidarity with the Government of Jordan and the Jordanian people,” she added. | |
| The Islamic State released a video over the weekend that appeared to show the beheading of Kenji Goto, a Japanese journalist. | |
| The video did not mention Kaseasbeh’s fate. However, the Islamic State had previously said it would kill both Kaseasbeh and Goto if Jordan failed to meet a Thursday deadline to release an Iraqi woman convicted of a role in 2005 bombings that killed 60 people in Jordan’s capital, Amman. | |
| The pilot was captured by the Islamic State in December, after his plane crashed in Syria during a bombing run. Although the Islamic State claimed that it had shot down his plane, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Lisa Brackenbury, a Central Command spokeswoman, said in December that while “a thorough investigation will be conducted, this was an aircraft crash and not the result of enemy action.” | |
| Late last year, the Islamic State posted social media images of Kaseasbeh, surrounded by masked militants, as his captors pulled him from a body of water. | Late last year, the Islamic State posted social media images of Kaseasbeh, surrounded by masked militants, as his captors pulled him from a body of water. |
| According to the SITE, the video shows “media footage of Jordan’s involvement in the U.S.-led coalition against [the Islamic State]” Then, the video shows Kaseasbeh, with a black eye, “discussing Jordan’s operation in a news-style monologue.” The video then juxtaposes images of the pilot surrounded by militants, and images of the aftermath of bombings. | |
| “At the end of the video, al-Kasasibah stands inside of a cage and is burned alive by fighters,” SITE writes. | |
| Reuters reported that the head of Jordan’s armed forces personally notified Kaseasbeh’s family of the pilot’s death. | |
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