A still image released by the Islamic State group’s branch in Raqa on jihadist websites on December 24, 2014 purportedly shows a Jordanian pilot captured by IS group’s fighters after they shot down a warplane from the US-led coalition with an anti-aircraft missile near Raqa city. AFP PHOTO / HO / WELAYAT RAQA == RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / HO / WELAYAT RAQA” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS FROM ALTERNATIVE SOURCES, AFP IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIGITAL ALTERATIONS TO THE PICTURE’S EDITORIAL CONTENT, DATE AND LOCATION WHICH CANNOT BE INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED ==-/AFP/Getty Images
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