STOCKHOLM: Swedish prosecutors have requested the detention of a Swedish man on suspicion of war and terrorism crimes over the killing of a Jordanian air force pilot in Syria a decade ago, they said on Monday.
The man, named in Swedish court documents as Osama Krayem, has previously been convicted for involvement in attacks in Paris in 2015 and in Brussels in 2016.
The Daesh militant group, which once imposed a reign of terror over millions of people in Syria and Iraq, captured Jordanian pilot Mouath Al-Kasaesbeh in December 2014 and later published a video of him being burned alive in a cage.
“The man now requested for detention is suspected of having executed the pilot, together with other perpetrators belonging to IS,” the Swedish Prosecution Authority said in a statement.
The prosecutors said Krayem, 32, alongside others, forced the pilot into the cage. The killing of the pilot violates the laws of war, and the killing and video constitute terrorist activities, they said.
No individuals have so far stood trial for the killing of the Jordanian pilot, the prosecutors said.
Krayem’s Swedish lawyer did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Sweden will request that Krayem, who is currently held in France, be transferred to Sweden in the case of a trial in the Nordic country, the prosecutors said.
Daesh group controlled swathes of Iraq and Syria between 2014 and 2017, and was defeated in its last bastions in Syria in 2019.
Under Swedish legislation, courts can try people for crimes against international law committed abroad.
Sweden eyes charges against suspect over 2014 killing of Jordan pilot in Syria
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Sweden eyes charges against suspect over 2014 killing of Jordan pilot in Syria
- The suspect has previously been convicted for involvement in attacks in Paris in 2015 and in Brussels in 2016
- No individuals have so far stood trial for the killing of the Jordanian pilot Mouath Al-Kasaesbeh
Al-Aqsa Mosque remains closed amid action from US, Israel against Iran
- Compound has been closed since Saturday morning
- Israeli forces barred worshippers from entering site on Sunday, citing state of emergency
LONDON: Al-Aqsa Mosque has been closed for a second successive day by the Israeli authorities in light of the country’s action against Iran and increased tension in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
The Palestinian Authority announced that Israeli forces had barred worshippers from entering the site on Sunday, citing a state of emergency, according to the WAFA News Agency.
The agency added that Al-Aqsa compound had been closed since Saturday morning, preventing worshippers from performing Taraweeh prayers during Ramadan.
The Israeli authorities implemented strict security measures in Jerusalem as the month of Ramadan began in February. They restricted access to the mosque to men over 55, women over 50, and accompanied children under the age of 12.
The Israeli authorities shut down Al-Aqsa in June 2025 during 12 days of conflict with Iran, marking the longest period the site had been closed since 1967.
Israel and the US conducted numerous airstrikes inside Iran on Saturday, targeting military facilities. The strikes also resulted in the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Iranian supreme leader, and other senior officials. Iran retaliated by launching missiles into Israel and attacking US bases in Gulf countries.
