Joshua Farrell
FP's Housekeeper
A radio station affiliated with Islamic State reported that the jihadist army shot down a fighter jet in the southern part of Baghdad and captured its pilot, just days after it showed a captured Jordanian pilot in Syria.
The report did not specify if the plane was part of the U.S.-led coalition the Iraqi military, nor did it reveal the pilot’s identity. The Iraqi military stated that none of its warplanes were downed in the area.
The uncorroborated claim comes days after Islamic State announced downing a coalition warplane and taking its Jordanian pilot hostage following an air raid near Raqqa, Syria, the Islamic State’s self-proclaimed capitol.
Read More at: ISIS claims to have downed a second aircraft | Fox News
It is always sad to hear a plane going down, even more so if it had been because of fighting.
The report did not specify if the plane was part of the U.S.-led coalition the Iraqi military, nor did it reveal the pilot’s identity. The Iraqi military stated that none of its warplanes were downed in the area.
The uncorroborated claim comes days after Islamic State announced downing a coalition warplane and taking its Jordanian pilot hostage following an air raid near Raqqa, Syria, the Islamic State’s self-proclaimed capitol.
Read More at: ISIS claims to have downed a second aircraft | Fox News
It is always sad to hear a plane going down, even more so if it had been because of fighting.
