ISIS Fighter Gets Life for Role in Pilot's Burning Death

A Swedish court has sentenced Osama Krayem, a former Islamic State fighter, to life in prison for his role in the 2015 burning alive of a Jordanian pilot, First Lt. Moaz al-Kasasbeh. Krayem, a Swedish citizen, was found guilty of a grave war crime and a terrorist offense. While Krayem denied involvement, video evidence reportedly showed him present and armed at the scene where the pilot was confined in a cage and set on fire. The court deemed his participation, even without directly igniting the flames, as active contribution to the murder. The court also classified the filming and distribution of the atrocity as an act of terror. Krayem was among IS fighters who later engaged in terrorist activities in Europe.