Friday, February 6, 2015

Jordan vows to ‘eradicate’ Islamic State

FM Nasser Judeh says government is ‘upping the ante'; thousands take to streets in Amman to decry burning murder of pilot.

Jordan vowed further retaliation against the Islamic State group for the burning alive of one of its pilots, as thousands rallied in Amman Friday in solidarity with his grieving family. The Jordanian military said “dozens of jet fighters” struck IS targets on Thursday, hitting training camps as well as weapons and ammunition depots. (Read More)