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| Sajida al-Rishawi: Jordan says it has executed female militant sought by Isis – hours after promising swift revenge for burning alive of pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh | |
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| Authorities in Jordan said they have executed two militants – one of them a female prisoner sought by Isis - the day after video footage emerged of Islamic State militants setting ablaze to a Jordanian pilot who had been captured. | Authorities in Jordan said they have executed two militants – one of them a female prisoner sought by Isis - the day after video footage emerged of Islamic State militants setting ablaze to a Jordanian pilot who had been captured. |
| In the aftermath of the broadcast of video footage that appeared to show pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh being set on fire as he stood in a cage, Jordan had promised a swift and “earth-shaking” response and said it would move to execute several militants it was holding. | In the aftermath of the broadcast of video footage that appeared to show pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh being set on fire as he stood in a cage, Jordan had promised a swift and “earth-shaking” response and said it would move to execute several militants it was holding. |
| Early on Wednesday morning local time, Jordanian state television reported that two prisoners had been executed before dawn. One of them was said to be Sajida al-Rishawi, the Iraqi woman militant who was sentenced to death for her role in a 2005 suicide bombing in Amman that killed 60 people. | Early on Wednesday morning local time, Jordanian state television reported that two prisoners had been executed before dawn. One of them was said to be Sajida al-Rishawi, the Iraqi woman militant who was sentenced to death for her role in a 2005 suicide bombing in Amman that killed 60 people. |
| The other was said to be Ziad Karbouli, a former aide to the deceased leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, according to reports from Jordan, | The other was said to be Ziad Karbouli, a former aide to the deceased leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, according to reports from Jordan, |
| Jordan had sought to swap the woman prisoner for the captured pilot. Isis had demanded her release in exchange for the life of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto, Reuters reported. However, Mr Goto, a veteran war reporter, was later beheaded by the group, with images of his death released in a video on Saturday. | Jordan had sought to swap the woman prisoner for the captured pilot. Isis had demanded her release in exchange for the life of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto, Reuters reported. However, Mr Goto, a veteran war reporter, was later beheaded by the group, with images of his death released in a video on Saturday. |
| After footage of the killing of 26-year-old Mr Kasaesbeh emerged, Jordan had promised a swift response. Jordan had been Jordan been launching air strike against Isis targets in Syria as part of the US-led alliance | After footage of the killing of 26-year-old Mr Kasaesbeh emerged, Jordan had promised a swift response. Jordan had been Jordan been launching air strike against Isis targets in Syria as part of the US-led alliance |
| “The revenge will be as big as the calamity that has hit Jordan,“ army spokesman Colonel Mamdouh al Ameri said in a televised statement confirming the death of the pilot, who had been seized in December. | “The revenge will be as big as the calamity that has hit Jordan,“ army spokesman Colonel Mamdouh al Ameri said in a televised statement confirming the death of the pilot, who had been seized in December. |
| Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh The news agency said that the fate of Mr Kasaesbeh, a member of a large tribe that forms the backbone of support for the country’s Hashemite monarchy, has gripped Jordan for weeks and some Jordanians have criticised King Abdullah for embroiling them in the US-led war that they said would provoke a backlash by militants. | |
| The escalation of developments came as the king cut short a visit to the United States to return home following word of Mr Kasaesbeh's death. In a televised statement, he said the pilot's killing was an act of “cowardly terror” by a deviant group that had no relation to Islam. | The escalation of developments came as the king cut short a visit to the United States to return home following word of Mr Kasaesbeh's death. In a televised statement, he said the pilot's killing was an act of “cowardly terror” by a deviant group that had no relation to Islam. |
| A Jordanian girl holds a poster of pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh during a candlelit vigil in Amman on Monday | A Jordanian girl holds a poster of pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh during a candlelit vigil in Amman on Monday |
| In the pilot's hometown of Karak in southern Jordan, people demanded revenge. “I want to see Sajida’s body burnt and all the other terrorists in Jordanian prisons. Only then will my thirst for revenge be satisfied,” said Abdullah al-Majali, a government employee among dozens of demonstrators in the centre of Karak. | In the pilot's hometown of Karak in southern Jordan, people demanded revenge. “I want to see Sajida’s body burnt and all the other terrorists in Jordanian prisons. Only then will my thirst for revenge be satisfied,” said Abdullah al-Majali, a government employee among dozens of demonstrators in the centre of Karak. |
| Relatives of the pilot also gathered in Karak and urged calm after anti-government protests broke out in the town. They said it was up to the government to take revenge for them. | Relatives of the pilot also gathered in Karak and urged calm after anti-government protests broke out in the town. They said it was up to the government to take revenge for them. |
| Jordanian state television said on Tuesday that Mr Kasaesbeh had been killed a month ago, on January 3, and a source close to the Jordanian government said Amman had been picking up intelligence for weeks that the pilot was killed some time ago. | Jordanian state television said on Tuesday that Mr Kasaesbeh had been killed a month ago, on January 3, and a source close to the Jordanian government said Amman had been picking up intelligence for weeks that the pilot was killed some time ago. |
| Given that Jordan’s own intelligence indicated the pilot was dead, the government decided it could not possibly release the woman absent convincing proof the pilot was still alive, the source said, and such proof never arrived, Reuters said. | Given that Jordan’s own intelligence indicated the pilot was dead, the government decided it could not possibly release the woman absent convincing proof the pilot was still alive, the source said, and such proof never arrived, Reuters said. |
| The White House said the intelligence community was studying when the video was recorded and that US President Barack Obama had ordered his team to devote all resources to locate other hostages held by Islamic State. | The White House said the intelligence community was studying when the video was recorded and that US President Barack Obama had ordered his team to devote all resources to locate other hostages held by Islamic State. |
| Mr Obama rearranged his schedule on Tuesday to make sure he saw King Abdullah before the Jordanian leader flew back to Amman. | Mr Obama rearranged his schedule on Tuesday to make sure he saw King Abdullah before the Jordanian leader flew back to Amman. |
| “Today, the coalition fights for everyone who has suffered from [Isis] inhumanity,” Mr Obama said in a statement, adding that the group’s “hateful ideology” would be banished to the recesses of history. | “Today, the coalition fights for everyone who has suffered from [Isis] inhumanity,” Mr Obama said in a statement, adding that the group’s “hateful ideology” would be banished to the recesses of history. |