Islamic State shoots down coalition plane in Syria... Islamic State (IS) militants have shot down a US-led coalition warplane over northern Syria, activists say. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the aircraft, believed to be from an Arab state, went down near Raqqa. The UK-based group said the fate of the pilot was unknown, but IS supporters published photos they said showed a Jordanian airman surrounded by gunmen. If confirmed, this would be the first coalition warplane shot down since air strikes on IS began in September. The authorities in Jordan, one of four Arab countries whose aircraft have been flying sorties over Syria, has so far not commented on the incident. -R-
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 11:10:11 +0000
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