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Jordan offers swap to secure freedom of IS-detained pilot

Although Jordan expressed readiness to set free a convicted terrorist in return for the freedom of a Jordanian pilot taken hostage by the so-called Islamic State (IS), the latter did not respond to the proposition but sent another ultimatum to the pilot’s family, hours after a first deadline set by the group ended.

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Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said on Wednesday evening Jordan was still waiting for news on the fate of its pilot captured by the so-called Islamic State (IS) terrorist group since December 24, noting that the government started negotiations through third parties to win his freedom some weeks earlier.
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