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ISIS Said to Burn Captive Jordanian Pilot to Death in New Video ISIS Said to Burn Captive Jordanian Pilot to Death in New Video
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A new video released by Islamic State militants on Tuesday purported to show the execution of a Jordanian air force pilot, who in a new show of brutality is burned to death, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadist activity. In a new show of brutality for a group already known for displays of violence, the Islamic State released a video on Tuesday purporting to show the execution of a captive Jordanian pilot by burning him alive.
The pilot, First Lt. Moaz al-Kasasbeh, was captured by the Islamic State on Dec. 24, after his F-16 fighter jet went down over northern Syria. His captivity has transfixed his home country, where the 26-year-old pilot comes from a prominent tribe. The lengthy video shows clips of Jordan’s involvement in the United States-led airstrikes against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL. At the end of the video, the pilot, First Lt. Moaz al-Kasasbeh, stands inside of a cage and is burned alive with a torch.
His government had hoped to trade a woman incarcerated for a 2005 bombing, but the talks fell apart when ISIS insisted it would only provide proof the pilot was still living in return for the female prisoner. The Islamic State’s previous video executions of captives were all beheadings. The latest video, which was first reported by the SITE Intelligence Group, an organization that monitors jihadist activity on the Internet, was the group's first known execution by fire. There was no indication in the video of when it was made.
The 22 minute, 34 second video shows footage of Jordan’s role in coalition against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS. At the end of the video, the captive pilot stands inside a cage and is burned alive by the fighters, according to a summary provided by SITE. The lieutenant, 26, was captured by Islamic State militants on Dec. 24 after his F-16 fighter jet, part of an American-led force that has been bombing the group's targets, went down over northern Syria. The pilot's captivity has transfixed his home country, where he comes from a prominent tribe.
Jordanian officials attempted to negotiate with the Islamic State, which demanded the release of Sajida al-Rishawi, an Iraqi woman incarcerated in Jordan for her role in a 2005 bombing attack in the country’s capital. The militants said they would kill Lieutenant Kasasbeh if Jordan failed to comply.
But even though Jordan agreed to release Ms. Rishawi in return for the pilot — an enormous concession to the group — the talks broke down because the Islamic State appeared only willing to release a Japanese hostage, and not the pilot.
The militants issued an ultimatum last week, stating that if the imprisoned would-be suicide bomber was not delivered to the Turkey-Syria border by Jan. 28 at sunset, the pilot would be “killed immediately.”
The 22 minute, 34 second video crosses a new threshold of violence even for the Islamic State, which has repeatedly beheaded hostages, including three Americans.