Muath Al-Kasasbeh
Muath Safi Yousef Al-Kasasbeh (Arabic: معاذ صافي يوسف الكساسبة; May 29, 1988 – January 3, 2015)[2] was a Jordanian pilot. He was imprisoned and burnt alive by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
| Muath Al-Kasasbeh معاذ صافي يوسف الكساسبة | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Muath Safi Yousef Al-Kasasbeh |
| Born | May 29, 1988[1] Karak, Jordan |
| Died | January 3, 2015 (aged 26) Syria |
| Allegiance |  Jordan |
| Service/branch | Royal Jordanian Air Force |
| Rank | First Lieutenant |
Al-Kasasbeh was a First Lieutenant in the Royal Jordanian Air Force. The plane he was piloting, an F-16 fighter jet, crashed after mechanical problems on December 24, 2014, though Islamic State claimed it shot his aircraft down.[3] He was captured by Islamic State militants near Raqqa, Syria.
He was threatened with execution, but there were negotiations to release him. However, Islamic State decapitated his co-prisoner, Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, and subsequently burned Al-Kasasbeh to death while he was locked in a cage.[4]
Muath Al-Kasasbeh Media
A pair of Jordanian F-16s, similar to those operated by al-Kasasbeh, in October 2009
Muath al-Kasasbeh's memorial at the University of Jordan.
References
- ↑ Heather Saul and Kashmira Gander (December 24, 2014). Isis 'did not shoot down Jordan war plane' before capturing pilot, says US. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-fighters-shoot-down-usled-coalition-war-plane-and-capture-jordanian-pilot-9944068.html. Retrieved January 3, 2015. "RMC later posted a photograph of the Jordanian military identity card of the pilot identifying him as Mu'ath Safi Yousef al-Kaseasbeh who was born on May 29, 1988.".
- ↑ Shiv Malik. "Isis video shows Jordanian hostage being burned to death". the Guardian.
- ↑ "BBC News - Profile: IS-held Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh". BBC News.
- ↑ "Jordan committed to anti-IS coalition, despite hostage drama". Yahoo News. 1 February 2015.