{"id":41089,"date":"2015-02-06T02:52:25","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T18:52:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=41089"},"modified":"2015-02-06T02:52:25","modified_gmt":"2015-02-05T18:52:25","slug":"jordan-launches-new-airstrikes-after-vowing-harsh-war-on-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/02\/06\/jordan-launches-new-airstrikes-after-vowing-harsh-war-on-is\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan launches new airstrikes after vowing harsh war on IS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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King Abdullah of Jordan (Chatham House)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

AMMAN, Jordan — Jordanian fighter jets have carried out new air strikes, the military said Thursday, a day after the country’s king vowed to wage a “harsh” war against Islamic State militants who control parts of neighboring Syria and Iraq.<\/p>\n

The army statement did not say which country was targeted. 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.<\/p>\n

King Abdullah II pledged to step up the fight against the IS group after the militants burned a captive Jordanian pilot in a cage and released a video of the killing earlier this week. The images have sent waves of revulsion across the region.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, warplanes roared overhead as the king paid a condolence visit to the family of the pilot, Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh, in his village in southern Jordan. The king pointed at the planes as he sat next to the pilot’s father.<\/p>\n

Abdullah has said Jordan’s response “will be harsh because this terrorist organization is not only fighting us, but also fighting Islam and its pure values.”<\/p>\n

In a statement Wednesday, he pledged to hit the militants “hard in the very center of their strongholds.”<\/p>\n

In Washington, leading members of Congress have called for increased U.S. military assistance to the kingdom. Currently, the United States is providing Jordan with $1 billion annually in economic and military assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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