The Pentagon is denying claims made by the Islamic State that the terror group shot down a coalition warplane Monday afternoon.
The Islamic State’s news agency, Amaq, made the claim earlier in the day. It also said it occurred near the Ayn Asad air base and that the crew was dead.
BREAKING: #ISIS Amaq news agency says that the crew of the #US warplane they shot down is dead pic.twitter.com/OLeMCzWD5C
— Conflict News (@Conflicts) July 25, 2016
U.S. Central Command tweeted “There is not truth to reports of ISIL downing a U.S. aircraft near Anbar.”
There is no truth to reports of ISIL downing a US aircraft near Anbar. All US & Coalition aircraft accounted for at this time @CJTFOIR
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 25, 2016
And Capt. Jeff Davis, director of press operations at the Pentagon, denied the claim saying, “We have confirmed that all coalition aircraft are accounted for.”
