Jordan Executes Two Prisoners After ISIS Kills Jordanian Pilot

Jordan executed two prisoners tonight after ISIS released video of a Jordanian pilot being brutally killed:

BREAKING: Jordan state TV has announced executions of Sajida al-Rishawi and Ziad al-Karbouli, Iraqi nationals, in response to ISIL killing.

— AJE News (@AJENews) February 4, 2015

IS had demanded the release of Sajida al-Rishawi in exchange for journalist Kenji Goto; Jordan sought to trade her for the Jordanian pilot.

— Andrew Peng (@TheAPJournalist) February 4, 2015

Jordan, outraged by the killing of Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh, vowed a swift and lethal response after IS' release of the video.

— Andrew Peng (@TheAPJournalist) February 4, 2015

Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh was burned alive in the newly-released ISIS video. News outlets didn’t show the video, though some like Fox News chose to show a still image.

[image via @zaidbenjamin]

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