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ISIS in Social-Media Discussion on Ways to Kill Captured Jordanian Pilot


A social media discussion has apparently been initiated by ISIS terrorists and/or their supporters soliciting ideas for killing the Jordanian pilot of an F-16 fighter that went down in the ISIS stronghold city of Raqqa last week. Jordan has threatened “grave consequences” if Lt. Mu'ath Safi Yousef Al-Kaseasbeh is harmed. ISIS has demanded that Jordan withdraw from the American-led coalition fighting the Islamist terrorist group and release several prisoners. The website Vocative, which has been following the discussion, reports that among the suggestions received so far are beheading, impaling, burning alive and running over with a bulldozer. It says it is unclear whether ISIS itself or its supporters are behind the morbid exercise. Another social media campaign with the hashtag #WeAreAllMoaz offers prayers and support for the captive airman and has been accessed more than 200,000 times including by such notables as Jordanian Queen Rania and Crown Prince Hassan.