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Headline Roundup January 28th, 2015

Jordan Agrees to Prisoner Swap

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Jordan agrees to prisoner swap with ISIS in deal that could free pilot, Japanese journalist
Jordan agrees to prisoner swap with ISIS in deal that could free pilot, Japanese journalist

Fox News Digital

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Jordan has agreed to demands from ISIS that it release a female jihadist held since 2006, in a move that could free a Jordanian pilot captured in Syria last month and possibly a Japanese journalist who pleaded for his life in a video released by the terror group on Tuesday.

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Jordan says it would swap terrorist for ISIS captive
Jordan says it would swap terrorist for ISIS captive

CNN Digital

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Jordan on Wednesday indicated it is willing to release a longtime prisoner if ISIS releases one of its pilots -- one of the latest developments surrounding the terror group's apparent threat to kill the pilot and a Japanese hostage.

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Jordan Agrees to Release Terrorist in Exchange for Pilot Held by ISIS
Jordan Agrees to Release Terrorist in Exchange for Pilot Held by ISIS

New York Times (News)

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The Jordanian government agreed on Wednesday to release a convicted terrorist in exchange for the freeing of an air force pilot captured by Islamic State militants in Syria a month ago, according to a statement released on Jordanian state television just before a deadline set by the extremists.

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