U.S. search-and-rescue helicopters placed in northern Iraq

The Pentagon is deploying search-and-rescue helicopters to northern Iraq in an effort to shorten the amount of time and distance to reach downed pilots.

The move came after ISIS released a video Tuesday purporting to show Jordanian fighter pilot Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh being burned alive, CBS News reports. Al-Kaseasbeh was captured by ISIS after his F-16 crashed in Syria, and U.S. officials say that once the jet was down, a massive airborne search was initiated, but al-Kaseasbeh was taken by ISIS militants before he could be located.

Officials also told The New York Times on Wednesday that following the capture of al-Kaseasbeh, the United Arab Emirates stopped flying combat missions over Syria, citing safety concerns for its pilots.

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