military official

Muath al-Kasasbeh

معاذ الكساسبة

Journeys

Burned Alive in a Cage — Muath al-Kasasbeh's Martyrdom and Jordan's Response

Shot down over Raqqa, cage-burned by ISIS — the Jordanian pilot's execution was one of the most viscerally horrifying moments of the entire ISIS era, turning Jordan from a reluctant partner into a committed combatant.

Biography

Muath Safi Yousef al-Kasasbeh was a Jordanian fighter pilot who was captured and burned to death by the Islamic State militant group after his F-16 fighter aircraft crashed over Syria.

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Key Facts

Born:1988-05-29

Place:Karak, Jordan

Died:2015-01-03

Nationality:Jordanian