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| Islamic State did not shoot down Jordan plane, says US | |
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| The Jordanian plane that crashed in Syria was not shot down by Islamic State (IS) militants, the US says. | The Jordanian plane that crashed in Syria was not shot down by Islamic State (IS) militants, the US says. |
| The plane was lost in IS territory on Wednesday morning, and the pilot has been captured. | The plane was lost in IS territory on Wednesday morning, and the pilot has been captured. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Jordan is one of four Arab states in a US-led coalition that has launched air strikes on IS targets in Syria. | Jordan is one of four Arab states in a US-led coalition that has launched air strikes on IS targets in Syria. |
| The F-16 fighter jet is the first coalition aircraft to be lost on IS territory since air strikes began in September. | |
| IS fighters have published photographs showing the pilot being captured. They named the pilot as Flight Lieutenant Moaz Youssef al-Kasasbeh. | IS fighters have published photographs showing the pilot being captured. They named the pilot as Flight Lieutenant Moaz Youssef al-Kasasbeh. |
| In a statement, the US Central Command said it strongly condemned the actions of IS, and confirmed the group "has taken captive the downed pilot". | In a statement, the US Central Command said it strongly condemned the actions of IS, and confirmed the group "has taken captive the downed pilot". |
| It did not say what could have caused the plane to crash. | It did not say what could have caused the plane to crash. |
| However, it said it would not tolerate IS's "attempts to misrepresent or exploit this unfortunate aircraft crash for their own purposes". | |
| "Evidence clearly indicates that Isil [IS] did not down the aircraft as the terrorist organisation is claiming," it added. | |
| The US Central Command added that the Jordanians were "valued partners" whose pilots had "performed exceptionally well" during its campaign. | |
| Correspondents say that IS is assumed to have a limited air defence capability. | |
| However, IS fighters have downed Iraqi and Syrian government planes in the past, and the group's full capabilities are not known. |