Amman ready to exchange militant for captured pilot

Jordan said on Wednesday it was willing to hand over an Iraqi woman jailed for her role in a suicide bomb attack if a Jordanian pilot captured by Islamic State was released.

Government spokesman Mohammad al-Momani made no mention of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto, a journalist who is also being held by the militant group.

"Jordan is ready to release prisoner Sajida al-Rishawi if the Jordanian pilot Lieutenant Muath al-Kasaesbeh is released and his life spared," Momani was quoted on state television as saying.