ISIS claims Jordan airstrike killed American aid worker

Kayla Mueller
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On Friday, ISIS claimed that Kayla Jean Mueller, a 26-year-old humanitarian worker in Syria, was killed when a Jordanian airstrike hit the building where she was held.

Jordan has been conducting airstrikes against ISIS since the terrorist group released a video of Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh being burned alive in a cage.

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Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.