DHAKA: Islamic State (IS) militants have shot down a US-led coalition warplane over northern Syria.

The activists said this which reposts the BBC.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the aircraft, believed to be from an Arab state, went down near Raqqa.

The UK-based group said the fate of the pilot was unknown, but IS supporters published photos they said showed a Jordanian airman surrounded by gunmen.

If confirmed, this would be the first coalition warplane shot down since air strikes on IS begun in September.

The authorities in Jordan, one of four Arab countries whose aircraft have been flying sorties over Syria, has so far not commented on the incident.

BDST: 1632 HRS, DEC 24, 2014