Islamic State militants have released a statement today February 6th during after Jordan's retaliation airstrikes on the group in Northern Syria claiming that a female American aid worker has been killed during a Jordanian air strike.
Kayla Jean Mueller, 26, is understood to be the last U.S. hostage held by the terror group, which had been demanding $6.6 million - £4.3million -for her release.
Her death is not yet been verified by independent sources and could easily be
"The failed Jordanian aircraft killed an American female hostage. No mujahid was injured in the bombardment, and all praise is due to Allah.” the group said in a statement released on their site.
American officials said they were urgently looking into the reports of Mueller's death. Bernadette Meehan, the spokeswoman for President Barack Obama's National Security Council, said the White House has 'not at this time seen any evidence that corroborates' the claim.
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