US Central Command spokesman says there are no indications that the Jordanian pilot captured by the Islamic State in Syria was also 'shot down' by them

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Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says ISIS shooting down Jordanian warplane sets precedent for group's ability to down advanced jet aircraft -

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JORDAN

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Jordanian army confirms in statement that 1 of its pilots has been captured by Islamic State - @AFP

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AR RAQQAH, SY

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Jordanian pilot captured by Islamic State fighters after his warplane was downed near Raqqa, Syria, his family confirms - @Reuters

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AR RAQQAH, SY

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Photo: ISIS post photos purporting to show remains of jet downed in Raqqa, Syria today - @EjmAlrai

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AR RAQQAH, SY

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ISIS claim to have captured Jordanian pilot after shooting down warplane over city of Raqqa, the group's stronghold - @CNNbrk

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MEMPHIS, TN, US

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FBI warns local authorities of an 'unsubstantiated, anonymous threat' that Islamic State militants seek to blow up the Memphis & Arkansas Bridge spanning the Mississippi River - @ReutersUS

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SYRIAN CIVIL WAR

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At least 1,171 people, mostly Islamic State militants, killed in 3 months of US-led strikes in Syria, says UK-based monitoring group; 52 of those said to be civilians - @Reuters

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IRAQ CRISIS

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Combined Joint Task Force says US-led coalition fighting Islamic State militants conducted 10 strikes on Tuesday, 7 in Syria and 3 in Iraq - @Reuters

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CALIPHATE SOLDIERS PURPORTEDLY KIDNAP FRENCH MAN

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Militant loyal to Islamic State who was behind kidnapping and beheading of French hiker in September killed in military operation, Algeria defense ministry says - @AFP, @AP

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IRAQ

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Central Command says US-led coalition conducted 12 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria on Monday, and 10 strikes in Iraq - @Reuters

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ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT

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Author who visited Islamic State says 'they're 'more dangerous than people realize' - @cnnbrk

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IRAQ

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US-led forces attacked Islamic State targets with 13 air strikes in Iraq and 3 in Syria, using fighter, bomber and other aircraft, US military says - @Reuters

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IRAQ

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Kurdish authorities say their Peshmerga forces have taken control of a 'large area' of Sinjar, Iraq, from Islamic State militants - @BBCNews

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FRANCE

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Lebanon says it needs French helicopters quickly to fight jihadis - @Reuters

IRAQ

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US-led coalition conducted 15 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Friday, Combined Joint Task Force says; militant training ground in Syria among targets - @Reuters

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US AID WORKER PETER KASSIG KILLED BY ISLAMIC STATE

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US backed talks between jihadi clerics and Isis in effort to save hostage Peter Kassig - @guardian

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White House: President Obama spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, 'commended' steps taken to govern inclusively, build front against Islamic State - statement

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IRAQ

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US-led forces launched 6 air strikes Thursday against Islamic State in Syria; 5 in Iraq, per US military - @Reuters

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IRAQ CRISIS

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Gen. Martin Dempsey: Several top Islamic State leaders killed in US airstrikes in Iraq - @WSJ

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Kurdish peshmerga fighters have secured a route to Iraq's Sinjar mountain, where hundreds of people had been trapped by Islamic State fighters, head of the Iraqi Kurdish region's national security council says - @Reuters