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Urgent: IS downs Syrian warplane in Deir al-Zour, pilot dead

Xinhua, September 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Islamic State group downed a Syrian warplane in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour on Sunday, the Syrian national TV said, adding that the pilot was "martyred." Endit