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ISIS Burns Jordanian Fighter Pilot Alive

HeadlineFeb 04, 2015

The Islamic State has released a video showing a captured Jordanian fighter pilot being burned alive inside a cage. First Lt. Moaz al-Kasasbeh was captured in December when his F-16 crashed in northern Syria during an airstrike as part of the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State. Speaking before the video was confirmed, Obama said it would only increase U.S. efforts against ISIS.

President Obama: “I don’t know the details of the confirmations, but should in fact this video be authentic, it’s just one more indication of the viciousness and barbarity of this organization. And it, I think, will redouble the vigilance and determination on the part of a global coalition to make sure that they are degraded and ultimately defeated.”

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