Beirut – IS Claims Jordanian Airstrike Killed American Hostage

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     A handout picture made available by the Jordanian News Agency on 05 February 2015 shows a Jordanian fighter jet taking off at one of Jordan's airbases, 05 February 2015. EPABeirut – A purported statement by the Islamic State group claims that an American female hostage has been killed in Jordanian airstrikes on the outskirts of the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, the group’s main stronghold.

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    It identified the woman as Kayla Jean Mueller and said she was killed Friday during Muslim prayers in airstrikes that targeted “the same location for more than an hour.”

    It published photos allegedly of the bombed site, showing a damaged three-story building.

    American officials said they were looking into the report. The White House said it did not have immediate comment.

    The statement could not be independently verified. It appeared on a militant website commonly used by IS.

    Mueller is an aid worker whose identity was never disclosed out of concerns for her safety.


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    AlbertEinstein
    AlbertEinstein
    9 years ago

    More likely ISIL killed her and claimed it was a coalition strike.

    Realistic
    Realistic
    9 years ago

    What a tragedy! now ISIS can’t burn him alive.

    PaulinSaudi
    PaulinSaudi
    9 years ago

    A shame she died, but killing the Bad Guys is more important in this sort of situation.

    Rafuel
    Rafuel
    9 years ago

    Whose brainstorm was it to send these animals a 26-year-old girl?