--- description: ISIS says that an American hostage was killed in the fierce Jordanian airstrikes that followed the execution of a Jordanian pilot. title: ISIS Claims Jordanian Airstrikes Killed U.S. Hostage image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0391962900499c7/69877e0b3c16395fd7451a13/jordan-airstrikes.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Syria](/tag/syria/) ## Syria Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # ISIS Claims Jordanian Airstrikes Killed U.S. Hostage  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 6, 2015 5:48 PM CUT  Screenshot from a video by Jordan Royal Air Force shows pilots destroying ISIS targets in Syria on Feb. 5th, 2015, as revenge for "Martyr 2475", the military number of pilot Muath Al Kasasbeh killed by ISIS after being captured a few weeks ago. Screenshot from a video by Jordan Royal Air Force shows pilots destroying ISIS targets in Syria on Feb. 5th, 2015, as revenge for "Martyr 2475", the military number of pilot Muath Al Kasasbeh killed by ISIS after being captured a few weeks ago.Balkis Press/ABACAUSA  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 6, 2015 5:48 PM CUT The Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria has claimed that a female U.S. hostage was killed in the fierce Jordanian airstrikes that followed the execution of a Jordanian pilot held by ISIS. The Islamist terror group said on Twitter that the woman, identified as humanitarian aid worker Kayla Mueller**,** was killed in the building where she was held outside the city of ar-Raqqah,[ according to the Site Intelligence Group](https://ent.siteintelgroup.com/Statements/is-claims-american-female-hostage-killed-in-jordanian-airstrike.html "undefined"). **MORE** [The King Who Had a Role in Star Trek is Now Going to War for Real](http://time.com/3698859/jordan-king-abdullah-war/ "undefined") The claim has not been independently confirmed, and a spokeswoman for the National Security Council said in a statement that “We have not at this time seen any evidence that corroborates” the claim, the New York _Times_ [reports](http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/07/world/middleeast/isis-claims-american-hostage-killed-by-jordanian-retaliation-bombings.html "undefined"). Jordanian government spokesman Mohammed al-Momani said authorities there were “highly skeptical” about the claim, [the Wall Street _Journal_ reports](http://www.wsj.com/articles/islamic-state-claims-american-hostage-killed-in-jordanian-airstrike-1423245344 "undefined"). “How could they identify Jordanian warplanes from a huge distance in the sky, and what was the American lady doing in a weapons warehouse? It’s part of their criminal propaganda.” “Allah made their pursuit disappointed and deterred their cunning, and no mujahid was injured in the bombardment,” the ISIS message said. “It was confirmed to us the killing of an American female hostage by fire of the shells dropped on the site.” Jordan[ launched a wave of new air strikes](http://time.com/3696983/jordan-airstrikes-war-isis/ "undefined") on Thursday after King Abdullah vowed to wage a “harsh” war against ISIS over the videotaped execution of Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh. The pilot was captured in Syria when his F-16 crashed in December, and a video posted online showed him burned alive in a cage. Mueller, 26, disappeared in August 2013 in northern Syria, according to the _Times,_ which said she is the only known remaining American hostage held by ISIS. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3699160/isis-claims-jordanian-airstrikes-killed-u-s-hostage/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3699160/isis-claims-jordanian-airstrikes-killed-u-s-hostage/"},"headline":"ISIS Claims Jordanian Airstrikes Killed U.S. Hostage","datePublished":"2015-02-06T17:48:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:13:08.798Z","description":"Jordan launched a wave of new airstrikes after a pilot held by ISIS was killed and video of his death was posted online.","url":"https://time.com/3699160/isis-claims-jordanian-airstrikes-killed-u-s-hostage/","keywords":["Syria","ISIS","United States","Jordan","hostage"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0391962900499c7/69877e0b3c16395fd7451a13/jordan-airstrikes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Noah Rayman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/noah-rayman/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte0391962900499c7/69877e0b3c16395fd7451a13/jordan-airstrikes.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Jordan Royal Air Force Hits ISIS","caption":"Jordan Royal Air Force Hits ISIS","creditText":"Balkis Press/ABACAUSA","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/syria/","name":"Syria"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3699160/isis-claims-jordanian-airstrikes-killed-u-s-hostage/","name":"ISIS Claims Jordanian Airstrikes Killed U.S. Hostage"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"U.S. Airstrikes Against ISIL","description":"U.S. Airstrikes Against ISIL","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/W7SuWQHy/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-09-23T21:10:56.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/W7SuWQHy.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3699160/isis-claims-jordanian-airstrikes-killed-u-s-hostage/","duration":"PT1M4S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3699160/isis-claims-jordanian-airstrikes-killed-u-s-hostage/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```