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Father urges IS to show mercy for captured Jordan pilot | Father urges IS to show mercy for captured Jordan pilot |
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The father of a Jordanian pilot seized by Islamic State militants in Syria has renewed a plea for his release. | The father of a Jordanian pilot seized by Islamic State militants in Syria has renewed a plea for his release. |
Describing his son as "a guest among brothers of ours in Syria Islamic State", Youssef al-Kasasbeh urged his "hosts" to "treat him well". | |
Lt Moaz al-Kasasbeh was captured after his jet crashed in north-eastern Syria on Wednesday during a bombing mission. | |
Jordan is one of four Arab states in a US-led coalition that has launched air strikes on IS in Syria. | Jordan is one of four Arab states in a US-led coalition that has launched air strikes on IS in Syria. |
So far, the militants have not commented on the fate of the 26-year-old pilot. | So far, the militants have not commented on the fate of the 26-year-old pilot. |
'Hospitality' | 'Hospitality' |
It is still unclear what caused his plane to crash near the IS stronghold of Raqqa. | It is still unclear what caused his plane to crash near the IS stronghold of Raqqa. |
IS said it shot it down with a heat-seeking missile. However, the US says "evidence clearly indicates" that this is not true. | IS said it shot it down with a heat-seeking missile. However, the US says "evidence clearly indicates" that this is not true. |
On Thursday Moaz al-Kasasbeh's father said: "I direct a message to our generous brothers of the Islamic State in Syria to host my son... with generous hospitality." | |
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Jordanian military said it held IS and its supporters "responsible for the safety of the pilot and his life". | In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Jordanian military said it held IS and its supporters "responsible for the safety of the pilot and his life". |
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. | 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. |
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. | 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. |
Correspondents say that IS is assumed to have a limited air defence capability. | 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. | However, IS fighters have downed Iraqi and Syrian government planes in the past, and the group's full capabilities are not known. |
Moaz al-Kasasbeh |
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