Did ISIS Shoot Down A Fighter Jet? -- Jamie Dettmer & Christopher Dickey, Daily Beast
The Islamic State, or ISIS, claims it has shot down a Jordanian fighter jet and captured its pilot. Will this undermine the kingdom’s bedrock role as an ally in the war?
Islamic militants scored a significant propaganda coup today, displaying the captured pilot of a Jordanian warplane they claimed to have shot down over northern Syria with a shoulder-fired missile. The Jordanian F-16 is the first plane flying with the U.S.-led coalition to be lost in territory controlled by the self-styled Islamic State since air strikes began against the militants in September. The incident will complicate the air campaign against the jihadists and likely force a re-thinking of ground-attack tactics.
Jordanian authorities were at first reluctant to confirm the warplane had been shot down by a MANPADS, short for Man Portable Air Defense Systems. They suggested at first that the F-16 may have had mechanical problems, but later the country’s information minister, Mohammad Momani, told Associated Press the aircraft was struck by “ground fire.” He declined to provide further details.
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