Two rescue missions carried out by US Special Forces to save hostages held by ISIS in Syria ended in failure last night, according to reports. The botched operations took place in ISIS' de facto capital city of Raqqa yesterday - with the objective being to retrieve a number of hostages being held in the jihadist stronghold in northeastern Syria. Among the captives they hoped to save was Muadh al-Kasasbeh - the Jordanian pilot who was captured by ISIS after his plane was downed over their territory. Scroll down for video Failed operation: Two rescue missions carried out by US Special Forces to save hostages, including Jordanian pilot Lt Muadh al-Kaseasbeh, ended in failure last night
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Failed mission took place in ISIS stronghold of Raqqa, northeastern Syria
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Heavy raids carried out while coalition forces attempted to deploy troops
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But two gunships carrying would-be-rescuers were forced to abort mission
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Jordanian pilot Muadh al-Kasasbeh was captured by ISIS on December 24
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