REPORT: King Abdullah briefed by top commanders on strikes against IS

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REPORT: King Abdullah briefed by top commanders on strikes against IS

Top military commanders briefed Jordan's King Abdullah on Thursday on air strikes launched against Islamic State in response to the group's killing of a captured Jordanian pilot, state television said.       

"His Majesty expressed his pride in the huge efforts undertaken by the armed forces to ensure the stability of the country," state television said.         

This comes after the Jordanian military announced it had undertaken air strikes in territory controlled by Islamic State in northeastern Syria which security officials said focused on the outskirts of the city of al-Raqqa, the militants' stronghold.

Earlier on Thursday, Jordan's King Abdullah arrived in A'y, the hometown of murdered Jordanian pilot, Mouath al-Kasaesbeh, who was killed by Islamic State fighters in a video purporting to show him being burned alive in a metal cage.

After arriving with an extensive entourage, King Abdullah was ushered into a giant marquee where the father of al-Kasaesbeh was waiting.
 
Soldiers and civilians were also amongst those who had gathered in A'y to pay their condolences.
 
Jordan, which is part of the U.S.-led alliance, had promised an "shaking response" to the killing of its pilot, who was captured after his F-16 went down over Syria in December.
 
He was the first from the coalition known to have been captured and killed by Islamic State.
 
Jordan hanged two Iraqi jihadists, one a woman, on Wednesday (February 4), and vowed to intensify military action against Islamic State.
 
 
 
REUTERS
 
 
To watch Bassam Abou Zeid's report, please click on the VIDEO above
 

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