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Huge Explosion At Jordan Military Arms Depot, No Casualties
A huge explosion rocked a Jordanian military munitions depot early Friday sparking a large fire, but the army said there were no casualties at the base located in an uninhabited area.
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Pakistan, Spurned By US, Considers Offer Of Jordanian F-16 Jets
Reports in Pakistan suggest that the country is planning to buy used F-16 fighter jets from Jordan, after a deal to get eight fighter jets from the United States fell through because of the refusal of the US Congress to finance the deal.
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7 Killed In Raid Had Ties To ISIS, Planned Attacks In Jordon
Seven men killed in armed clashes with Jordanian special forces had ties to the ISIS terrorist group and had planned attacks on military and civilian targets in the kingdom, the country's intelligence service said today.
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Russia, Jordan Agree on Military Coordination on Syria
Russia and Jordan have agreed to coordinate their military actions on Syria by setting up a "special working mechanism" in the Jordanian capital Amman, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
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Jordan Sends Military Aid to Lebanon's Armed Forces
Jordan has delivered heavy military equipment to Lebanon's armed forces to bolster their fight against jihadist militants crossing from Syria, the army said today.
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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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Iraq Says Jordan Offers All Military Means in Islamic State Fight
Jordan is ready to offer all military means at its disposal to help Iraq fight the Islamic State group, Iraq's defence minister said Wednesday after meeting Amman's army chief.
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Jordan says United Arab Emirates Sending Jets to Support Raids on Islamic State
The United Arab Emirates is sending a squadron of F16 jet fighters to Jordan to conduct air strikes against Islamic State alongside Jordanian planes, an army source in Amman said.
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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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Jordan Launches New Airstrikes After Vowing Harsh War on Islamic State
Jordanian fighter jets have carried out new air strikes, the military said today, a day after the country's king vowed to wage a "harsh" war against Islamic State militants who control parts of neighbouring Syria and Iraq.
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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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US President Obama, Jordan's King Abdullah Vow Not to Let Up Against Islamic State
US President Barack Obama and Jordanian King Abdullah II vowed not to let up in the fight against the Islamic State group on Tuesday, as Jordanians mourned the death of a military pilot held captive by the militants.
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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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Pilot Held by Islamic State Puts Jordan's King in a Tough Spot
The fate of a Jordanian pilot held by Islamic State has raised public pressure on King Abdullah over his country's role in the US-led military campaign against the hardline group in Syria, fuelling the risk of broader discontent in the US ally.
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Huge Explosion At Jordan Military Arms Depot, No Casualties
A huge explosion rocked a Jordanian military munitions depot early Friday sparking a large fire, but the army said there were no casualties at the base located in an uninhabited area.
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Pakistan, Spurned By US, Considers Offer Of Jordanian F-16 Jets
Reports in Pakistan suggest that the country is planning to buy used F-16 fighter jets from Jordan, after a deal to get eight fighter jets from the United States fell through because of the refusal of the US Congress to finance the deal.
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7 Killed In Raid Had Ties To ISIS, Planned Attacks In Jordon
Seven men killed in armed clashes with Jordanian special forces had ties to the ISIS terrorist group and had planned attacks on military and civilian targets in the kingdom, the country's intelligence service said today.
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Russia, Jordan Agree on Military Coordination on Syria
Russia and Jordan have agreed to coordinate their military actions on Syria by setting up a "special working mechanism" in the Jordanian capital Amman, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
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Jordan Sends Military Aid to Lebanon's Armed Forces
Jordan has delivered heavy military equipment to Lebanon's armed forces to bolster their fight against jihadist militants crossing from Syria, the army said today.
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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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Iraq Says Jordan Offers All Military Means in Islamic State Fight
Jordan is ready to offer all military means at its disposal to help Iraq fight the Islamic State group, Iraq's defence minister said Wednesday after meeting Amman's army chief.
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Jordan says United Arab Emirates Sending Jets to Support Raids on Islamic State
The United Arab Emirates is sending a squadron of F16 jet fighters to Jordan to conduct air strikes against Islamic State alongside Jordanian planes, an army source in Amman said.
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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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Jordan Launches New Airstrikes After Vowing Harsh War on Islamic State
Jordanian fighter jets have carried out new air strikes, the military said today, a day after the country's king vowed to wage a "harsh" war against Islamic State militants who control parts of neighbouring Syria and Iraq.
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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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US President Obama, Jordan's King Abdullah Vow Not to Let Up Against Islamic State
US President Barack Obama and Jordanian King Abdullah II vowed not to let up in the fight against the Islamic State group on Tuesday, as Jordanians mourned the death of a military pilot held captive by the militants.
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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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Pilot Held by Islamic State Puts Jordan's King in a Tough Spot
The fate of a Jordanian pilot held by Islamic State has raised public pressure on King Abdullah over his country's role in the US-led military campaign against the hardline group in Syria, fuelling the risk of broader discontent in the US ally.
