linda meyer has interviewed rishawi through her lawyer. she says the 46-year-old iraqi an illiterate woman with no apparent value to i.s.i.l. >> why wouldn't they ask for her release, if they didn't capture the jordanian pilot would they have asked for her release, i don't think so. >> andrew simmons, al jazeera iran. >>> spoke to earlier about the japanese feelings in the situation. >> they don't hold prime minister abe responsible in this case. they express shock and wonderment that he would be in syria to cover the plight of the weak in this area, and the gains of i.s.i.l. within the region. they look at prime minister abe as being a relatively strong leader throughout the had crisis trying to coordinate with the countries in the region particularly jordan, not cooperating with the terrorists but trying to save the life of kenji goto and the other hostage but also the pilot in jordan. >>> army and paramilitary groups in nigeria, are trying to repel boko haram, in the northeastern borno state. fearing a larger offensive. let's go on the

jordanian investigative journalist linda meyer has interviewed sajida al-rishawi through her lawyer. she lives in self imposed solitary confinement on death row. she hasn't had visitors for nine years. she describes her as illiterate with no motivation and no apparent value to isil. >> if sajida al-rishawi was important to them, they would have asked for they are before now. why would they wait to ask for her release? if they had not captured the jordanian pilot would they have asked? i don't think so. >> the question is why did isil demand the release of sajida al-rishawi when there were more fire brand operatives jailed in jordan. that question, like the really crucial one on whether the , muath al-kaseasbeh is still alive. it is said they are trying to cause problems in jordan. there have been protests against jordan's role in the u.s. coalition fighting isil, but they've been toned right down now in the hope of negotiations for the pilot's release are happening. the issue hasn't gone away, though and until muath al-kaseasbeh has been killed, brought tests are sure to resume. >> o

jordanian investigative journalist linda meyer interviewed the woman through her lawyer saying she lives in solidary confinement on death row, hasn't had visitors and describes her as illiterate little motivation and no apparent value to i.s.i.l. >> translation: if sajida al-rishawi was important to them they would have asked for her before now. why ask to wait for her belief. if they had not captured the jordanian pilot, would they have asked? i don't think so. >> reporter: the question is why would they ask for the release of sajida al-rishawi when there are more fire-brand operatives in jordan. that question and other crucial ones, like whether the pilot is alive. is unanswered. they are convinced that the motivation is to cause trouble in jordan. >> i think that the aim and purpose of i s i.s. is to improve jordan and create as much internal difficulties for the political decision-making process in jordan. >> reporter: there have been protests against jordan's role in the fight against i.s.i.l. they have been toned down in the hope that negotiations for the pilot's release are happen