Jordanian Pilot Captured After Islamic State Militants Shoot Down A U.S. Led Coalition Warplane In Syria

ISIS Captures Jordanian Fighter Pilot In Syria -- New York Times

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Militants from the Islamic State extremist group have captured a Jordanian fighter pilot, Jordan’s state news service reported on Wednesday after reports that the pilot’s plane was shot down over northern Syria.

Shooting down a fighter jet from the United States-led coalition against the Islamic State would be a first for the group. The pilot’s capture is also a coup that could shake the resolve of the Arab countries in the coalition, which began bombing Islamic State sites in Iraq and Syria this year.

The Jordanian military said in a statement reported by Petra, the country’s state-run news service, that one of its pilots had been taken hostage and that the Jordanian government held the group and its supporters responsible for his safety.

It said that his plane “went down” while Jordanian jets were carrying out a mission aimed at Islamic State sites near Raqqa, in northern Syria.

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