Archive · 28 May 2025
Sweden Charges Man for ISIS Execution of Jordanian Pilot
A man from Sweden is being accused of helping ISIS kill a Jordanian pilot.
The pilot was captured after his plane went down in Syria.
The man is accused of helping put the pilot in a cage and setting it on fire.
ISIS made a video of the killing that was shown around the world.
The Swedish man was already in jail for helping with attacks in Paris and Brussels.
He says he was there but did not do what the prosecutors say.
He will now have a trial in Sweden.
A Swedish man has been charged for his alleged role in the 2014 execution of a Jordanian pilot by ISIS in Syria.
Osama K., a Swedish citizen, is accused of helping force the pilot into a cage before he was burned to death.
The pilot was captured after his jet was downed near Raqqa, the then-capital of ISIS' self-declared caliphate.
The suspect was previously sentenced in France and Belgium for involvement in the Paris and Brussels attacks, respectively.
The accused admits being present but denies the actions described by prosecutors.
- Who
- Osama K., a Swedish citizen, is charged.
- What
- Osama K. is charged with aggravated war crimes and terrorist crimes related to the death of a Jordanian pilot.
- When
- The pilot was captured on December 24, 2014; the trial begins June 4.
- Where
- The execution took place in Syria.
- Why
- The suspect is charged for his role in the pilot's execution.
Prosecution
Defense
Role in Execution
Prosecution
The prosecution alleges the suspect helped force the pilot into the cage before the pilot was burned alive.
Defense
The accused denies the account of facts described by the prosecutors.
- Suspect
- Osama K., 32-year-old Swedish citizen
- Victim
- Jordanian pilot
- Charges
- Aggravated war crimes and terrorist crimes
- Location
- Syria
- Date of Pilot Capture
- December 24, 2014
- Sentencing in France
- 30 years for Paris attacks complicity
- Sentencing in Belgium
- Life sentence for Brussels attacks role
- Trial start
- June 4 at Stockholm District Court