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Isis US hostage: Kayla Mueller 'was sentenced to death' by the militants last year, claims activist | Isis US hostage: Kayla Mueller 'was sentenced to death' by the militants last year, claims activist |
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An American aid worker claimed by Isis militants to have been killed in a Jordanian air strike was sentenced to death by the group last year, a Muslim activist has claimed. | An American aid worker claimed by Isis militants to have been killed in a Jordanian air strike was sentenced to death by the group last year, a Muslim activist has claimed. |
Mauri Saalakhan said that Kayla Mueller’s parents had been told last July that she would be killed unless Pakistani neuroscientist, and terror suspect, Aafia Siddiqui was released from a US jail. | Mauri Saalakhan said that Kayla Mueller’s parents had been told last July that she would be killed unless Pakistani neuroscientist, and terror suspect, Aafia Siddiqui was released from a US jail. |
Isis claims Mueller died at the end of last week as Jordan stepped up its air raids in the wake of the burning death of its pilot Lieutenant Muath al-Kasaesbeh. | Isis claims Mueller died at the end of last week as Jordan stepped up its air raids in the wake of the burning death of its pilot Lieutenant Muath al-Kasaesbeh. |
Mr Saalakhan has been campaigning for Siddiqui’s release from a Texas jail. His claims were reported by Reuters, although the news agency said it could not verify the reports of Ms Mueller’s treatment. | Mr Saalakhan has been campaigning for Siddiqui’s release from a Texas jail. His claims were reported by Reuters, although the news agency said it could not verify the reports of Ms Mueller’s treatment. |
The 26-year-old was abducted near Aleppo while helping refugees of the Syrian civil war in 2013. | The 26-year-old was abducted near Aleppo while helping refugees of the Syrian civil war in 2013. |
Accused al-Qaida associate Aafia Siddiqui in 2008 | |
Her name had been the subject of a news blackout until last Friday amid fears its release would have a negative effect on how Isis treated her. | Her name had been the subject of a news blackout until last Friday amid fears its release would have a negative effect on how Isis treated her. |
On Friday, however, in response to Isis’s report of her death – the accuracy of which has been doubted – relatives did name her as they said they retained hope that she was still alive. | On Friday, however, in response to Isis’s report of her death – the accuracy of which has been doubted – relatives did name her as they said they retained hope that she was still alive. |
Mr Saalakhan said that Ms Mueller had first been handed a life sentence by Isis, but was then told she would be executed. He first mentioned this ‘sentencing’ in an open letter to Isis he wrote last year. | Mr Saalakhan said that Ms Mueller had first been handed a life sentence by Isis, but was then told she would be executed. He first mentioned this ‘sentencing’ in an open letter to Isis he wrote last year. |
Siddiqui is serving 86 years in prison after being convicted in 2010 of attempting to shoot and kill a group of FBI agents, soldiers and interpreters who were about to interrogate her in Afghanistan over her alleged links to al Qaeda. | Siddiqui is serving 86 years in prison after being convicted in 2010 of attempting to shoot and kill a group of FBI agents, soldiers and interpreters who were about to interrogate her in Afghanistan over her alleged links to al Qaeda. |
With Isis not making further comment on their report of Ms Mueller’s death, a statement from her parents Marsha and Carl Mueller was issued as a personal appeal to her captors. It said: “You told us that you treated Kayla as your guest, as your guest her safety and well-being remains your responsibility.” | With Isis not making further comment on their report of Ms Mueller’s death, a statement from her parents Marsha and Carl Mueller was issued as a personal appeal to her captors. It said: “You told us that you treated Kayla as your guest, as your guest her safety and well-being remains your responsibility.” |
The Jordanian government’s spokesman Mohammed al-Momani said: “How could they identify a Jordanian warplane in the sky? What was the American lady doing in a weapons warehouse? As a first reaction, we think it’s illogical and we are highly sceptical about it.” | The Jordanian government’s spokesman Mohammed al-Momani said: “How could they identify a Jordanian warplane in the sky? What was the American lady doing in a weapons warehouse? As a first reaction, we think it’s illogical and we are highly sceptical about it.” |
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