All posts tagged "al-qaida"

  • This still image made from video released by Islamic State group militants and posted on the website of the SITE Intelligence Group on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, purportedly shows Jordanian pilot Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh standing in a cage just before being burned to death by his captors. The death of the 26-year-old pilot, who fell into the hands of the militants in December when his Jordanian F-16 crashed near Raqqa, Syria, followed a weeklong drama over a possible prisoner exchange. (AP Photo/SITE Intelligence Group)
    Jordan to execute al-Qaida prisoner after killing of pilot

    AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Jordanian security official says Jordan will execute an al-Qaida prisoner at dawn Wednesday, just hours after authorities confirmed that Islamic State militants killed a captured Jordanian pilot. A video the group released...

    • Posted February 3, 2015
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