Jumat, 06 Februari 2015
TERORRIST ISLAMIC STATE (ISIS) claims American woman killed in Jordan airstrikes
MADHON NEWS, AMMAN - A statement purportedly from the Islamic State claims a young American held hostage was killed in an airstrike on Friday.
According to the group, the 26-year-old humanitarian worker died as a result of coalition airstrikes just outside the Syrian city of Raqqa, the group's defacto capital in the country's east.
The statement identified the woman as Kayla Jane Mueller of Arizona.
The message, which could not be independently verified but appeared on a website affiliated with ISIS, said the woman was killed during noon prayers in airstrikes that targeted "the same location for more than an hour." The statement also claimed that not one of ISIS' own fighters were killed.
It published photos allegedly of the bombed site, showing a damaged three-story building along with the message.
US State Department Spokesperson Marie Harf said, during a press briefing shortly after the message surfaced, "I cannot confirm those reports in any way. Obviously people are looking into them."
What we know about the American aid worker
The aid worker's identity has not been disclosed out of concerns for her safety.
The White House has repeatedly said that the U.S. was working to secure her release, and confirmed on January 24 that she was still under the control of ISIS militants.
She has been held by the terrorist group for nearly two years, and was believed to be abducted in April of 2013 while serving on a humanitarian mission in the region. She had been working primarily with woman and children, delivering humanitarian aid to those displaced by the Syrian conflict.
ISIS had previously demanded $6.6 million for her release.
Some information provided by The Associated Press.
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