Does ISIS Have An Airforce? Terrorist 'Fighter Pilots' Are Being Trained On Captured MiGs By Saddam Hussein's Ex-Air Force Officers -- Daily Mail

* Witnesses say ISIS are carrying out test flights at an airport near Aleppo
* Understood to have captured three Soviet-made jets from Syrian Air Force
* They are using former Iraqi Air Force officers to train prospective pilots
* News comes as Al Qaeda looks to mend relations with the Islamic State
* Statement emerged today calling for jihadists to set aside their difference

ISIS fighters are being trained to fly three captured fighter jets at an air base in Syria, observers claimed yesterday.

The reported flights are believed to be the first time the militant group has taken to the air and raises the possibility of attacks on British, US and French targets in neighbouring Iraq.

Rami Abdulrahman, who runs the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the militants were flying the planes on ‘short flight’ training at the al-Jarrah military airport east of the city of Aleppo, where the group has a major base.

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More News On Reports That The Islamic State Has Warplanes In Its Arsenal

Islamic State 'training pilots to fly fighter jets' -- BBC
Former Iraqi pilots train IS fighters on MiG jets -- AP
Islamic State flying three jets in Syria: monitor -- Reuters
Former Iraqi pilots training ISIS fighters to fly captured Syrian jets, rights group says -- FOX News
Report: Islamic State is training pilots -- UPI
Islamic State training pilots to fly MiG fighter planes, says monitoring group -- The Guardian
Opposition group: ISIS militants training to fly warplanes in Syria -- CNN
Isis fighters training to fly captured planes by Iraqi pilots -- The Independent
Ex-Iraqi air force pilots train IS fighters on Syrian jets -- Deutsche Welle
ISIS in Syria train Iraqi pilots in captured jets – monitor -- RT
Islamic State in Syria possesses war jets: activists -- Xinhua News Agency

Update: The U.S. cannot confirm these reports .... U.S. military says unaware of Islamic State flights (Reuters) .