Islamic State Claims Capture of Syrian Pilot

The Islamic State terrorist group has captured the pilot of a Syrian warplane that crashed southeast of Damascus on Friday, a news agency affiliated with the militant group said. "The pilot, called Azzam Eid, from Hama, was captured after he fell by parachute near the site where his plane crashed east of Damascus," the Aamaq agency said. The agency posted a video online that purported to show the wreckage of the MiG-23 plane, which it said had been shot down by anti-aircraft...

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