"Information disseminated over news and social media outlets about the king's participation in airstrikes against [ISIL] is false," government spokesman Mohamed al-Momni has said.
The statements come after reports by some local news outlets – which have spread through social media – that King Abdullah, a trained pilot, would personally take part in anti-ISIL airstrikes on Thursday following the execution of abducted Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasba by the militant group in Syria.
- On Wednesday, King Abdullah promised a "devastating response" by the Jordanian army against the ISIL following al-Kasasba's execution, which was broadcast the night before in an online video purportedly showing the abducted pilot being burnt alive by his ISIL captors.
Al-Kasasba was captured by ISIL militants after his fighter plane crashed in the Syrian city of Raqqa last December.
Shortly after the appearance of Tuesday's video, Jordanian authorities executed two Iraqi nationals – Sajida al-Rishawi and Ziyad al-Karbouli – who had been on a death row since 2006 after being convicted of terrorism by a Jordanian court.
Last summer, the ISIL captured large swathes of land in Iraq and Syria, killing thousands of people in the process. It later declared the captured territories to be part of a self-styled "Islamic caliphate."
Since the group captured the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in June of last year, a U.S.-led coalition – which includes Jordan – has carried out numerous airstrikes against ISIL targets in both Iraq and Syria.
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/news/461181--king-wont-take-part-in-anti-isil-strikes-jordan
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United Arab Emirates 'pulls out' of coalition air strikes against ISIL/ISIS. (The UAE has demanded that the US improve its search-and-rescue efforts)
EU chides Jordan for hangings after pilot killed (The common values on justice and the rights of prisoners)
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Jordanian warplanes bombed Islamic State targets on Thursday, state TV said, after the country's king vowed to wage a "harsh" war against the militants who control large areas of neighbouring Syria and Iraq...
ReplyDeleteThe military confirmed the airstrikes, but did not provide details. Jordan TV, quoting military officials, reported that the strikes targeted Islamic State positions, but did not say in which country.
Jordan is part of a U.S.-led military coalition that has bombed IS targets in both countries since last fall, but until now Jordanian warplanes are only known to have carried out raids in Syria.............Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/jordan-launches-airstrikes-after-pledge-of-harsh-war-on-islamic-state-1.2221704#ixzz3QswuCtOf
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Jordanian fighter jets flew over the hometown of a pilot killed by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group and the capital Amman on Thursday after completing a mission, state television said without giving the location of their sortie, Reuters reported.
ReplyDeleteHowever, Iraqi media said that the Jordanian airstrikes have killed 55 ISIS militants including a senior commander known as the “Prince of Nineveh.”
Jordan’s ‘severe’ response to ISIS after it killed an air force pilot by burning him alive, came just hours after King Abdullah vowed to avenge Maaz al-Kassasbeh’s death...................http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2015/02/05/Jordanian-airstrikes-kill-55-ISIS-militants-one-commander.html
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Jordan weighed its next move Feb. 5 against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) after vowing a harsh response to the burning alive of a fighter pilot, whose family called for the jihadists to be "destroyed"...
ReplyDeleteJordan is one of several Arab states to have joined US-led air strikes against ISIL, which has seized swathes of Syria and Iraq and imposed its brutal version of Islamic law.
The gruesome murder of airman Maaz al-Kassasbeh, who was captured by ISIL when his F-16 fighter plane went down in Syria in December, has boosted public support in Jordan for stepped up military action against the jihadists.
"Jordan will wage all-out war to protect our principles and values," the Al-Rai government newspaper wrote in an editorial. "We are on the lookout for this band of criminals." ..................http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/jordan-weighs-options-against-isil-after-pilot-murder-.aspx?pageID=238&nID=77922&NewsCatID=352
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Jordan Warplanes Successfully Strike ISIL Strongholds in Syria ...
ReplyDeleteJordanian fighter jets flew on Thursday over the hometown of a pilot killed by the so-called 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' (ISIL) terrorist group after ending a mission against militants in Syria, a security official said.
The World Bulletin website reported that Jordan's King Abdullah was visiting the pilot's family at the time of the flyover. The show of force came two days after ISIL released a video showing a captured Jordanian pilot being burned alive...................http://www.almanar.com.lb/english/adetails.php?eid=194203&cid=23&fromval=1
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Jordan king visits grieving family of executed pilot...
ReplyDeleteJordanian King Abdullah II personally paid his condolences Thursday to the family of the fighter pilot burned to death by the Islamic State group, after promising harsh revenge for his execution.
The king travelled to Karak, 120 kilometres (74 miles) south of the capital, the hometown of Muath al-Kassasbeh, where a traditional mourning tent was set up for the family to receive guests, state television showed.
Hundreds of people, including representatives of the military and civilians, gathered as the king, wearing a red and white checked keffiyeh, sat next to the 26-year-old first lieutenant's father Safi al-Kassasbeh.
In tribute to the pilot, captured in December after his F-16 fighter jet went down in Syria, Jordanian warplanes flew overhead.
The king cut short a visit to the United States and flew back to Amman after the harrowing video emerged on Tuesday of Kassasbeh's killing.
Thursday's television report did not carry any remarks by the king during his visit to the Kassasbeh family, but he had previously said the "response of Jordan and its army after what happened to our dear son will be severe".
http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/122286.aspx
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