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Jordanian pilot burned alive: Moaz al-Kasasbeh was ‘heavily drugged so he would not scream’

February 12, 2015
Jordanian pilot burned alive: Moaz al-Kasasbeh was 'heavily drugged so he would not scream'
A man purported to be Islamic State captive Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh is seen standing in a cage in this still image from an undated video filmed from an undisclosed location made available on social media on February 3, 2015.(Reuters)

The Jordanian pilot filmed being burned to death was heavily sedated so he would not scream as flames consumed his body, it has emerged.

The horrific execution of Moaz al-Kasasbeh shocked the world when Islamic State (Isis) militants released a video of his death last week. The 26-year-old was doused in petrol and set alight before being buried under rubble by a bulldozer.

A report on Saudi Arabia’s burnews.com claims IS militants admitted giving al-Kasabeh drugs to make him unaware of what would happen to him.

“It is important to note that [Kasabeh] seemed unconscious and unaware of what awaits him and not, as some have said, that he is not afraid,” the site reported.

The video entitled Healing the Believers Chests was posted last week showed the pilot locked in a cage before he was set on fire.

Officials now believe Kasasbeh may have been killed almost a month earlier despite negotiations with IS to carry out a prisoner exchange for Sajida al-Rishawi – the female suicide bomber – in return for the pilot. She has since been executed along with another Iraqi militant connected with IS.

Jordan has also increased its offensive against IS with a series of air strikes.

Jordan’s King Abdullah II said his country’s response would “be harsh because this terrorist organisation is not only fighting us, but also fighting Islam and its pure values”.

In a statement, he pledged to hit the militants “hard in the very centre of their strongholds”.

Meanwhile it has been reported members of IS are defecting or deserting the terror regime.

Abu Mohammed told Raqqa Is Being Silently Slaughtered: “There is great tension in Raqqa city, where IS group suffered many defections in the past few days, a source from within IS has confirmed that most of defections are from suicide bombers, where these defections are considered a painful blow to the group.”

Source : http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/jordanian-pilot-burned-alive-moaz-al-kasasbeh-was-heavily-drugged-so-he-would-not-scream-1487341

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media activist from the city of Raqqa, student at the Faculty of Law at the University of the Euphrates. Director of the Media Office of Raqqa, founding member of "Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently", founding member of the documentary project of "Sound and Picture". I work in documenting violations committed by Assad's regime and ISIS group and extremist organizations inside the city of Raqqa, as I work in programming, design and visual media. I hold a certificate of coach in digital security, and a certificate of journalist coach, and a certificate in documenting violations against human rights, and a certificate in electronic advocacy. I underwent a training under the supervision of "Cyber-Arabs" in collaboration with the Institute for War and Peace "IWPR", about the management of electronic websites and leadership of advocacy campaigns, and a training of press photography under the supervision of the photojournalist "Peter Hove Olesen".
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1 Comment

  1. Jon Mullin
    February 16, 2015 - 6:18 pm

    I’m not sure I agree with the following: “It is important to note that [Kasabeh] seemed unconscious and unaware of what awaits him and not, as some have said, that he is not afraid,”

    It looked like to me as though he was praying as the flames moved towards him and he was not unconscious as being suggested.

    That being said, I have always wondered how anyone could simply remain silent knowing they were seconds away from being decapitaed. I think I would rather be shot in the back trying to escape. The recent Egyptian viseo raises the same questions.

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