Anger from family of IS hostage pilot as negotiations continue

Relatives of the captured pilot are demanding action Credit: Reuters

Safi al-Kaseasbah is shouting loud for his son's release.

His son Mu'ath, a pilot in the Jordanian Air Force shot down over Syria last year, is being held hostage by Islamic State militants.

Speculation is mounting that he might be set free as part of a deal which would see Mu'ath and the Japanese hostage, Kenji Goto, handed over in return for the release of the Al-Qaeda militant Sajida Al-Rishawi.

She is in prison in Jordan and faces the death penalty for her part in a deadly suicide bomb attack on a hotel in 2005.

Father Safi al-Kaseasbah says he is angry at the lack of information coming from government Credit: Reuters

Safi was angry when I met him, telling me that he had heard nothing from his government about what stage any negotiations might be at.

He held a finger in the air as he demanded action.

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