The fate of pilot Lieutenant Mu'ath al-Kaseasbeh and fellow hostage Japanese journalist Kenji Goto was unknown late Thursday after a deadline set by the Islamic State group in a proposed prisoner exchange expired at sunset Thursday.
ກຸ່ມລັດອິສລາມ ຂົ່ມຂູ່ ຈະເອົາຊີວິດ ຕົວປະກັນ 2 ຄົນ
![A passerby is silhouetted against a large TV broadcasting a news program showing a still photo of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto holding what appears to be a photo of Jordanian pilot Mu'ath al-Kaseasbeh, in Tokyo, Jan. 28, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9a896a22-2f2a-4e32-a9c0-de2791c6d7b2_cx0_cy2_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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A passerby is silhouetted against a large TV broadcasting a news program showing a still photo of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto holding what appears to be a photo of Jordanian pilot Mu'ath al-Kaseasbeh, in Tokyo, Jan. 28, 2015.
![Junko Ishido, mother of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto held by Islamic State group, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1418de19-f4b3-4977-add1-6b8470928d53_cx0_cy3_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Junko Ishido, mother of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto held by Islamic State group, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015.
![People from the al-Kaseasbeh tribe and other tribes take part in a demonstration outside of Jordan's cabinet in Amman calling for the release of Jordanian pilot Lt. Mu'ath al-Kaseasbeh, who is held by Islamic State group militants, Jan. 27, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/6afa6f49-de06-442c-a91f-d3b786881178_cx0_cy1_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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People from the al-Kaseasbeh tribe and other tribes take part in a demonstration outside of Jordan's cabinet in Amman calling for the release of Jordanian pilot Lt. Mu'ath al-Kaseasbeh, who is held by Islamic State group militants, Jan. 27, 2015.
![A woman holds a picture of her son, Jordanian pilot Lt. Mu'ath al-Kaseasbeh, who is held by Islamic State group militants, in Amman, Jordan, Jan. 27, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/48333b2c-5981-4144-90f9-536411a84bc5_cx0_cy5_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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A woman holds a picture of her son, Jordanian pilot Lt. Mu'ath al-Kaseasbeh, who is held by Islamic State group militants, in Amman, Jordan, Jan. 27, 2015.