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Apparent Killing in IS Video Called Un-Islamic, Barbarous


Apparent Killing in IS Video Called Un-Islamic, Barbarous
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The Jordanian government executed two militants Wednesday, responding to an Islamic State video showing the apparent gruesome killing of a Jordanian pilot who was captured after his plane went down during a mission targeting IS fighters in Syria. The pilot, Muath al-Kaseasbeh, had recently been used as a bargaining chip in a failed effort to trade for al-Qaida operatives held in Jordanian prisons. Arash Arabasadi reports from Washington on reactions to the video

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