Jordan Offers to Free Militant in Exchange for Pilot Held by ISIL

Jordan is willing to free an Iraqi female ‘jihadist’ from prison in exchange for a Jordanian pilot held hostage by ISIL, state television said Wednesday.

“Jordan is ready to release the prisoner Sajida al-Rishawi if the Jordanian pilot is freed unharmed,” it quoted a government spokesman as saying.

ISIL, in a video released on Tuesday, threatened to kill airman Maaz al-Kassasbeh and Japanese journalist Kenji Goto unless Amman releases Rishawi within 24 hours.