Captive Jordanian Pilot: ’ISIL’ will Kill Me
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The "ISIL" published on Monday a purported interview with the Jordanian pilot captured last week after his plane crashed in northern Syria.
In his statements in the extremist group's monthly English-language magazine, First Lieutenant Mu'ath al-Kaseasbeh explained how his plane was shot down while he was flying a mission for the US-led coalition, and said he was aware of his fate at the hands of his captors.
"We took off to Iraq from Muwaffaq al-Salti Air Base - in the city of al-Azraq in Zarqā' Governorate - at 6:15 AM," the 26-year old pilot said.
Al-Kaseasbeh further explained. "We received aerial refueling at 7:55, then went to the waiting area where we were met up by a party consisting of Saudi F15s, Emirati F16s, and Moroccan F16s. We entered the region of arRaqqah to sweep the area, then the striker jets entered to begin their attack. My plane was struck by a heat-seeking missile. I heard and felt its hit."
Upon being asked if he had "met the American crusaders", al-Kaseasbeh responded "of course" and shared information about the soldiers stationed at the Royal Jordanian Air Force located in Azraq: "There are around 200 Americans in Muwaffaq al-Salti Air Base. Amongst them, there are about 16 US pilots, one of which is female, with the remainder of the 200 serving as technicians, engineers, and in other support roles.
"The Americans sometimes have dinner with us and eat mansaf, which they like a lot. Their talk does not include details about operations because of matters of secrecy and security," he added.
Towards the end of the interview, al-Kasaesbah was asked whether he had seen videos of executions of captured enemy fighters, to which he responded: "No, I haven't."
The interview is concluded with the question: "Do you know what the "ISIL" will do with you?"
To which he responds: " Yes... They will kill me..."
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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