IS shoot down plane, capture pilot

In the grip of terrorists ... This image posted by the Raqqa Media Centre of the Islamic State group shows the captured pilot, centre, wearing a white shirt in Raqqa, Syria. Picture: AP Source: AP

THE Islamic State group has shot down a warplane from the US-led coalition over northern Syria, with the Jordanian military confirming that one of its pilots has been captured.

"We have confirmed reports that IS members took a (non-Syrian) Arab pilot prisoner after shooting his plane down with an anti-aircraft missile near Raqa city," the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

The IS branch in Raqa published photographs on jihadist websites purporting to show its fighters holding the captured pilot, with a caption identifying him as Jordanian and giving his name as Flight Lieutenant Moaz Youssef al-Kasasbeh.

Several photographs were released, including one showing the pilot, wearing only a white shirt, being carried from a body of water by four men.

Another showed him on land, surrounded by about a dozen armed men.

Jordanian pilot ... This image posted by the Raqqa Media Centre of the Islamic State group shows members of the Islamic State group with a captured pilot, centre. Picture: AP Source: AP

IS group's fighters inspect the wreckage of the warplane. Source: AFP

An IS fighter shows pieces of the warplane. Source: AFP

The jihadists claimed to have shot down the warplane with a heat-seeking missile.

Lt Kasasbeh's father, Youssef al-Kasasbeh, confirmed his son's plane had crashed in Syria in an interview with the Jordanian newspaper, Saraya.

Mr al-Kasasbeh made an appeal to IS leaders.

"May Allah plant mercy in your hearts and may you release my son," he said.

Jordan is among a number of countries that have joined the US-led alliance carrying out air strikes against IS after the jihadists seized control of large parts of Syria and Iraq.

A photograph of the Jordanian military identity card of the pilot, identifying him as Mu'ath Safi Yousef al-Kaseasbeh. Picture: Raqqa Media Center of the Islamic State group Source: AP

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Bahrain are taking part in the air strikes in Syria alongside the US.

Australia, Belgium, Britain, Canada, Denmark, France and The Netherlands have joined the raids in Iraq.

The Sunni extremist IS has committed widespread atrocities in areas under its control, including mass executions of captured soldiers and public beheadings of hostages including Western journalists and aid workers.

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