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The Jordanian plane that crashed in Syria was not shot down by Islamic State (IS) militants, the US says.<\/p>\n

The plane was lost in IS territory on Wednesday morning, and the pilot has been captured.<\/p>\n

IS militants said that they shot down the plane with a heat-seeking missile. However, the US says “evidence clearly indicates” that this is not true.<\/p>\n

Jordan is one of four Arab states in a US-led coalition that has launched air strikes on IS targets in Syria.<\/p>\n

The F-16 fighter jet is the first coalition aircraft to be lost on IS territory since air strikes began in September.<\/p>\n

IS fighters have published photographs showing the pilot being captured. They named the pilot as Flight Lieutenant Moaz Youssef al-Kasasbeh.<\/p>\n

In a statement, US Central Command (Centcom) said it strongly condemned the actions of IS, and confirmed the group “has taken captive the downed pilot”.<\/p>\n

It did not say what could have caused the plane to crash.<\/p>\n

However, it said it would not tolerate IS’s “attempts to misrepresent or exploit this unfortunate aircraft crash for their own purposes”.<\/p>\n

“Evidence clearly indicates that Isil [IS] did not down the aircraft as the terrorist organisation is claiming,” it added.<\/p>\n

\"PhotoIS fighters were shown loading the wreckage of the Jordanian aircraft on to a vehicle<\/div>\n
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Jordan’s military said the jet was one of several involved in a raid on IS hideouts in the Raqqa region<\/div>\n

Centcom added that the Jordanians were “valued partners” whose pilots had “performed exceptionally well” during its campaign.<\/p>\n

The US had launched planes after the Jordanian jet crashed, but the pilot was seized before a rescue attempt could be made, a US official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n

The pro-IS Raqqa Media Center posted photos on its Facebook page that appeared to show the captured pilot, and men taking the aircraft out of what appeared to be a lake or river.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the Jordanian military said: “Jordan holds the group and its supporters responsible for the safety of the pilot and his life.”<\/p>\n

Lt Kasasbeh’s father, Youssef al-Kasasbeh, issued an appeal to IS leaders through Jordanian newspaper Saraya.<\/p>\n

“May Allah plant mercy in your hearts and may you release my son,” he said.<\/p>\n

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon also expressed “concern” for Lt Kasasbeh, and called on him to be treated “in accordance with international humanitarian laws”.<\/p>\n

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Moaz Youssef al-Kasasbeh<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Born in the city of Karak in Jordan in 1988, he is 26 years old<\/li>\n
  • Has been a Royal Jordanian Air Force pilot for six years<\/li>\n
  • Currently holds the rank of flight lieutenant<\/li>\n
  • One of eight children, he got married in July<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    The air forces of Jordan, the US, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain have carried out hundreds of air strikes on IS in Syria in the past three months.<\/p>\n

    Many of the targets have been in and around Raqqa, which is the de facto capital of the “caliphate” whose creation IS proclaimed in June.<\/p>\n

    Correspondents say that IS is assumed to have a limited air defence capability.<\/p>\n

    However, IS fighters have downed Iraqi and Syrian government planes in the past, and the group’s full capabilities are not known.<\/p>\n

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    Source: BBC<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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