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Jordan's Air Force Resumes Raids Against Islamic State
Jordanian air force jets bombed the hideouts of Islamic State militants in Syria on Thursday, state television said, resuming the intensified raids that it first launched last week in retaliation for the killing of a pilot.
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Iraqi Ground Offensive Against Islamic State 'Within Weeks': US
Iraqi troops will begin a ground offensive "in the weeks ahead" to take back swathes of the country seized by the Islamic State (IS) group, the US coordinator for the international coalition against the jihadists said on Sunday.
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UAE Likely to Resume Fights in US-Led Coalition Against Islamic State Soon: US
The United Arab Emirates is likely to resume air missions as part of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in the coming days, a senior US official said on Friday after top American diplomat John Kerry met with Gulf ministers.
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Islamic State Killing of Jordan Pilot Puts Pressure on Rescue Operations
The horrifying images of a Jordanian pilot burned alive by the Islamic State group this week has put added pressure on the US to ensure rapid rescue operations for its partners.
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US Moves Pilot Rescue Aircraft to Northern Iraq: Official
The US military has deployed aircraft and troops to northern Iraq to boost its ability to rescue downed coalition pilots, after a Jordanian airman was captured and killed by jihadists in Syria, a defence official said on Thursday.
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King Abdullah Briefed by Top Commanders on Strikes Against Islamic State
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.
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Killing of Jordanian Pilot Bolsters King Abdullah's Case for War
The brutal killing of a Jordanian pilot by Islamic State militants has triggered a wave of nationalist fervour that may bolster King Abdullah's case for a military campaign his country is waging against the group alongside the United States.
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Jordan Executes 2 Prisoners After Islamic State Killing of Pilot
Jordan executed two al-Qaeda prisoners before dawn Wednesday, a government spokesman said, just hours after Islamic State militants released a video purportedly showing a captured Jordanian pilot being burned alive in a cage.
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UN Chief Decries 'Appalling' Islamic State Killing of Jordan Pilot
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned the apparent burning alive of a Jordanian pilot by Islamic State militants, calling it an "appalling act.
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Seeking to Confirm Authenticity of Video: US President Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama offered condolences to the people of Jordan and King Abdullah II for the killing of a Jordanian pilot by Islamic State militants and declared that the US and its allies are determined to see the militants and their "hateful ideology banished to the recesses of history."
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Islamic State Threatens to Kill Jordanian Pilot by Sunset
The Islamic State group threatened to execute a captured Jordanian pilot "immediately" unless Amman frees an Iraqi female jihadist by sunset Thursday in exchange for a Japanese hostage.
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Islamic State Threatens to Kill Two More Hostages
The Islamic State militant group has issued an audio message threatening to kill the second Japanese hostage they hold, as well as a Jordanian F-16 pilot captured in December. The release follows the same pattern as the first threat, after which another Japanese national was executed.
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On Twitter, IS Asks How to Kill Captured Pilot: Report
The Islamic State (IS) has again put the social media to use for its gory campaign, asking for suggestions on Twitter on how to kill the Jordanian pilot captured last week.
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Jordan's Air Force Resumes Raids Against Islamic State
Jordanian air force jets bombed the hideouts of Islamic State militants in Syria on Thursday, state television said, resuming the intensified raids that it first launched last week in retaliation for the killing of a pilot.
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Iraqi Ground Offensive Against Islamic State 'Within Weeks': US
Iraqi troops will begin a ground offensive "in the weeks ahead" to take back swathes of the country seized by the Islamic State (IS) group, the US coordinator for the international coalition against the jihadists said on Sunday.
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UAE Likely to Resume Fights in US-Led Coalition Against Islamic State Soon: US
The United Arab Emirates is likely to resume air missions as part of the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in the coming days, a senior US official said on Friday after top American diplomat John Kerry met with Gulf ministers.
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Islamic State Killing of Jordan Pilot Puts Pressure on Rescue Operations
The horrifying images of a Jordanian pilot burned alive by the Islamic State group this week has put added pressure on the US to ensure rapid rescue operations for its partners.
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US Moves Pilot Rescue Aircraft to Northern Iraq: Official
The US military has deployed aircraft and troops to northern Iraq to boost its ability to rescue downed coalition pilots, after a Jordanian airman was captured and killed by jihadists in Syria, a defence official said on Thursday.
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King Abdullah Briefed by Top Commanders on Strikes Against Islamic State
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.
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Killing of Jordanian Pilot Bolsters King Abdullah's Case for War
The brutal killing of a Jordanian pilot by Islamic State militants has triggered a wave of nationalist fervour that may bolster King Abdullah's case for a military campaign his country is waging against the group alongside the United States.
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Jordan Executes 2 Prisoners After Islamic State Killing of Pilot
Jordan executed two al-Qaeda prisoners before dawn Wednesday, a government spokesman said, just hours after Islamic State militants released a video purportedly showing a captured Jordanian pilot being burned alive in a cage.
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UN Chief Decries 'Appalling' Islamic State Killing of Jordan Pilot
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday condemned the apparent burning alive of a Jordanian pilot by Islamic State militants, calling it an "appalling act.
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Seeking to Confirm Authenticity of Video: US President Barack Obama
US President Barack Obama offered condolences to the people of Jordan and King Abdullah II for the killing of a Jordanian pilot by Islamic State militants and declared that the US and its allies are determined to see the militants and their "hateful ideology banished to the recesses of history."
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Islamic State Threatens to Kill Jordanian Pilot by Sunset
The Islamic State group threatened to execute a captured Jordanian pilot "immediately" unless Amman frees an Iraqi female jihadist by sunset Thursday in exchange for a Japanese hostage.
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Islamic State Threatens to Kill Two More Hostages
The Islamic State militant group has issued an audio message threatening to kill the second Japanese hostage they hold, as well as a Jordanian F-16 pilot captured in December. The release follows the same pattern as the first threat, after which another Japanese national was executed.
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On Twitter, IS Asks How to Kill Captured Pilot: Report
The Islamic State (IS) has again put the social media to use for its gory campaign, asking for suggestions on Twitter on how to kill the Jordanian pilot captured last week.
