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== Carriera ==
Nel 2009, al-Kasāsbeh ottenne i gradi nell'[[Accademia dell'aeronautica Re Hussein]] (nonché Base aerea di Mafraq) e divenne operativo nella [[Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiyya al-malikiyya al-Urdunniyya|Regia Aeronautica militare giordana]]. Completò il suo addestramento per le tattiche dell'F-16, istruendosi col 120° Flying Squadr della [[Republic of Korea Air Force]], nella [[ SeosanBase Airaerea Basedi Seosan]] nel quadro del programma di scambio Sud-Corea-Giordania. Nel 2012 fu qualificato come pilota operativo di F-16 e fu assegnato al 1° Squadron nella [[Muwaffaq Salti Air Base]].<ref name="alarabiya1"/> ▼
Al tempo della sua cattura, al-Kasāsbeh era un [[Primo tenente]].<ref name="nytimes.com1"/> Ricevette postuma la promozione a [[Capitano]].
▲Nel 2009, al-Kasāsbeh ottenne i gradi nell'[[Accademia dell'aeronautica Re Hussein]] (nonché Base aerea di Mafraq) e divenne operativo nella [[Al-Quwwat al-Jawwiyya al-malikiyya al-Urdunniyya|Regia Aeronautica militare giordana]]. Completò il suo addestramento per le tattiche dell'F-16, istruendosi col 120° Flying Squadr della [[Republic of Korea Air Force]], nella [[Seosan Air Base]] nel quadro del programma di scambio Sud-Corea-Giordania. Nel 2012 fu qualificato come pilota operativo di F-16 e fu assegnato al 1° Squadron nella [[Muwaffaq Salti Air Base]].<ref name="alarabiya1"/>
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At the time of his capture, al-Kasasbeh was a [[First Lieutenant]].<ref name="nytimes.com1"/> He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Captain.
==CaptureCattura==
[[File:Two F-16 of the Royal Jordanian Air Force.jpg|thumb|left|Jordanian F-16s16 ghiordani, similarsimili a toquello thosesu operatedcui byvolava al-KasasbehKasāsbeh, innell'ottobre Octoberdel 2009]]
TheIl planejet che al-KasasbehKasāsbeh waspilotava piloting,era aun [[Lockheed Martin F-16]], formerlyprecedentemente usedimpiegato by thedalla [[Royal Belgian Air Force]]. Esso cadde, crashedforse afterper sufferingun fromguasto meccanico mechanicalo problemsperché onabbattuto da un missile il 24 Decemberdicembre 2014 duringdurante auna bombingmissione raiddi on[[bombardamento]] asu brickuna factoryfabbrica duringdi the[[mattoni]], durante l'[[militaryintervento interventioncontro againstlo Stato Islamico dell'Iraq thee Islamicdel StateLevante]].<ref name=YT20141226>{{cite web|title=Jordan pilot ejected over Syria after 'technical failure'|url=http://news.yahoo.com/jordan-denies-jihadists-shot-down-warplane-131419028.html|website=Yahoo News|publisher=Yahoo|accessdateaccesso=26 Decemberdicembre 2014}}</ref> <!--The Jordanian government said a technical failure caused him to eject after flying at low altitude, but the Islamic State claimed it shot down his aircraft.<ref name=YT20141226 /><ref name="auto2">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-31021927|title=Profile: IS-held Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh|work=BBC News}}</ref> He ejected and parachuted into a lake near [[Raqqa|Raqqa, Syria]]. He was quickly captured by Islamic State militants and pulled from the water.<ref name="nytimes.com1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2015/01/29/middleeast/who-is-jordan-pilot-isis-hostage/|title=Who was Jordanian pilot Moath al-Kasasbeh, killed by ISIS?|author=Laura Smith-Spark and Michael Martinez|date=29 January 2015|work=CNN}}</ref><ref name="arabnews.com1">{{cite web|url=http://www.arabnews.com/featured/news/700446|title=US moves pilot-rescue teams closer as Coalition steps up war against IS|work=arabnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/isis-terrorists-shoot-jordanian-plane-capture-pilot-article-1.2055578|title=ISIS terrorists capture Jordan pilot, plane not shot down|work=NY Daily News}}</ref> An airborne search had been launched after he went down according to US officials, but he was not able to evade capture."<ref name="arabnews.com1"/> On 30 December 2014, Muath appeared in a detailed interview with ISIS's [[Dabiq (magazine)|Dabiq]] magazine.<ref>http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/02/04/Profile-of-Jordan-s-patriotic-pilot.html</ref><ref>http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isis-terror/when-did-jordan-find-out-hostage-pilot-muath-al-kasasbeh-n299896</ref>
Unsuccessful negotiations took place for his release. His family applied pressure on the Jordanian government to arrange for his release. Originally, it was proposed to trade him and a kidnapped Japanese journalist, [[Kenji Goto]], for [[Sajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi|Sajida al-Rishawi]], a failed Iraqi [[suicide bomber]] incarcerated in Jordan since she took part in the [[2005 Amman bombings|2005 Amman hotel bombings]], and sentenced to death.<ref name="auto4">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-31121160|title= Jordan pilot hostage Moaz al-Kasasbeh 'burned alive'|work=BBC News}}</ref> The Jordanian government insisted on proof that al-Kasasbeh was still alive before it could proceed with a swap. The Islamic State refused and published the video of his killing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jordantimes.com/jordan-confirms-death-of-pilot-says-killed-january-3 |title=Jordan confirms death of pilot, says killed January 3 |publisher=The Jordan Times |date=27 January 2015 |accessdate=3 February 2015}}</ref> Some analysts have assessed IS's offer of prisoner exchange as a gimmick that was meant to put into disrepute or mock the commitment of the Jordanian government to the military intervention against it. There have also been suggestions that the proposal was a tactic intended to free its valued member in exchange for a corpse.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}}
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