U.S. Central Command says Jordan jet was not shot down by state

The Jordanian jet that was probably shot down

U.S. Central Command has dismissed claims that Islamic State fighters shot down a Jordanian F-16. IS supporters claimed to have shot down the plane which by a heat-seeking missile near Raqqa. US military officials are saying they are trying to ascertain if the F-16 suffered a mechanical fault before crashing.

The crash was the first coalition warplane lost since air strikes began in Syria in September, and marks a propaganda field day for militants.


Jordan sold some of its F-16s to the Pakistan air Force in May 2014.