02-04-2015, 01:55 PM
Jordan's Vows
Jordan's King Abdullah vowed a "relentless" war against Islamic State on their own territory on Wednesday in response to a video published by the hard-line group showing a captured Jordanian pilot being burned alive in a cage.
Jordan hanged two Iraqi jihadists, one a woman, on Wednesday and vowed to intensify military action against Islamic State. (HOTD: Don't know much about the other 4 convicts who were reportedly moved to the execution jail.)
"We are waging this war to protect our faith, our values and human principles and our war for their sake will be relentless and will hit them in their own ground," state television quoted the king as saying during a security meeting.
Jordan, which is part of the U.S.-led alliance against Islamic State, had promised an "earth-shaking response" to the killing of its pilot, Mouath al-Kasaesbeh, who was captured in December when his F-16 warplane crashed over northeastern Syria.
Government spokesman Mohammad al-Momani said on Wednesday: "We are talking about a collaborative effort between coalition members to intensify efforts to stop extremism and terrorism to undermine, degrade and eventually finish Daesh." Daesh is used as a derogatory Arabic term for Islamic State.
More: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/0...XE20150204
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Participation in the coalition was not something supported by the majority of Jordanians prior to the execution of their pilot. That may be changing now.
Included in the the video of the pilot's execution is footage of Syrian civilians allegedly hit by coalition airstrikes -- an attempt to justify the execution and attract more disgruntled Muslims to join IS's ranks.
Jordan's King Abdullah vowed a "relentless" war against Islamic State on their own territory on Wednesday in response to a video published by the hard-line group showing a captured Jordanian pilot being burned alive in a cage.
Jordan hanged two Iraqi jihadists, one a woman, on Wednesday and vowed to intensify military action against Islamic State. (HOTD: Don't know much about the other 4 convicts who were reportedly moved to the execution jail.)
"We are waging this war to protect our faith, our values and human principles and our war for their sake will be relentless and will hit them in their own ground," state television quoted the king as saying during a security meeting.
Jordan, which is part of the U.S.-led alliance against Islamic State, had promised an "earth-shaking response" to the killing of its pilot, Mouath al-Kasaesbeh, who was captured in December when his F-16 warplane crashed over northeastern Syria.
Government spokesman Mohammad al-Momani said on Wednesday: "We are talking about a collaborative effort between coalition members to intensify efforts to stop extremism and terrorism to undermine, degrade and eventually finish Daesh." Daesh is used as a derogatory Arabic term for Islamic State.
More: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/0...XE20150204
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Participation in the coalition was not something supported by the majority of Jordanians prior to the execution of their pilot. That may be changing now.
Included in the the video of the pilot's execution is footage of Syrian civilians allegedly hit by coalition airstrikes -- an attempt to justify the execution and attract more disgruntled Muslims to join IS's ranks.