Jordanian pilot killed by Islamic State

The Jordanian pilot held by Islamic State has been killed, according to a video released by the militant group.

Footage shows Moaz al-Kasasbeh in a cage, drenched in a flammable liquid, before being engulfed in flames.

Jordanian state TV confirmed the death of the pilot, and said he was killed a month ago, soon after his capture.

The US said it was working to verify the video and its contents. President Obama said the determination of the coalition against IS to degrade and destroy it would be redoubled if the video was authenticated.

Islamic State 'rejects' Jordanian hostage counter offer (28 January 2015)

Islamic State captures Jordanian pilot (24 December 2014)

Add new comment

Plain text

  • No HTML tags allowed.
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
  • Web page addresses and email addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Global and entity tokens are replaced with their values. Browse available tokens.