MUNICH — The United Arab Emirates has informed the United States that it plans to resume its participation in the American-led airstrikes against the Islamic State group, a senior State Department official said Friday.

One of the Arab allies in the military campaign against the militant group, the United Arab Emirates had suspended airstrikes because it was worried about the safety of its pilots.

It made that decision after the capture of a Jordanian pilot whom the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, later burned to death. But the United States recently moved Black Hawk helicopters to Erbil in northern Iraq to improve its ability to rescue downed pilots.

United Arab Emirates officials “affirmed their commitment to the coalition and suggested that there was going to be positive news on the flight issue within the next few days,” the American official said.