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Islamic State militants make new offer for release of Jordanian hostage
Islamic State militants have set a new deadline for swapping Iraqi prisoner Sajida al-Rishawi for a captured Jordanian pilot. A message allegedly from IS says al-Rishawi should be delivered to the Turkish border by sunset on Thursday. It says the Jordanian hostage will be executed "immediately" if Jordan does not hand her over by the new deadline. Jordanian state TV quoted government spokesman Mohammad al-Momani as saying Amman is willing to make the exchange. (Arabic) "The Jordanian government spokesperson said it is ready to free Sajida al-Rishawi if First Lieutenant al-Kasasbeh is safely released from IS captivity." Momani said the release of the pilot who comes from a prominent family in Jordan is important to the monarchy. But the exchange would go against Amman's policy of no...
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