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Multiple Jordanian airstrikes 'destroy ISIL targets' in Syria

Jordan claims to have hit several key ISIL-run bases following a number of air strikes over Syria.

Jordan

Promise of revenge as Jordanian king visits family of murdered pilot

Emotional scenes in Jordan as King Abdullah II comforts the family of the captured pilot murdered by ISIL militants

Jordan

Jordan's military response to ISIL analysed

Jordan has declared war against ISIL, which begs the question, how far can Jordan support such a proposal? To get a better idea, we spoke to our

Jordan

Jordan vows to avenge pilot's brutal execution

The widow of Mouath al-Kasaesbeh had waited in dread for more than a month to learn her husband’s fate. The Jordanian Air Force pilot was captured by

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King of Jordan visits family of pilot murdered by ISIL

King Abdullah II travelled to Karak, south of Amman, to present his condolences

Iraq

UN report accuses ISIL of torturing and killing children in Iraq

The jihadists known as ISIL are abusing and killing children in Iraq in ways which amount to systematic war crimes. According to a report by the

Jordan

Jordan vows to defeat evil after horrific death of captured pilot

King Abdullah has vowed to step up his country’s fight against ISIL and wage a relentless war ‘to protect Jordan’s values and human principles.’ His

Jordan

State of shock in Amman as Jordan seeks revenge

In the Jordanian capital Amman people are still coming to terms with the dreadful killing of pilot Mouath al-Kasasbeh by ISIL militants. The

Jordan

Jordan's King Abdullah pledges 'relentless war' against ISIL militants

Demands for revenge against ISIL militants have replaced the criticism levelled at King Abdullah, in response to the brutal killing of a captured

Jordan

Jordan promises 'earth-shaking' response to pilot's death

Jordan has promised an earth-shaking response to the killing of pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh by ISIL militants, as the fallout continues over the

Jordan

Jordan executes two militants in response to the brutal killing of one of its pilots by ISIL

Jordan has executed two convicted militants in response to the brutal killing of one of their pilots who had been held captive by Islamist

Jordan

Jordan promises revenge for ISIL's brutal murder of captive pilot

Jordan has reacted with fury at the brutal killing of one of its pilots at the hands of Islamist extremists and promised an “earth-shaking” response

Jordan

King Abdullah says killing will unite Jordanians but faces protests at home

Jordanians have been shocked and saddened by the grisly death suffered by one of their pilots at the hands of the ISIL extremists. King Abdullah was

Iraq

New offensive against ISIL militants in numerous towns in Iraq

Kurdish peshmerga fighters backed by coalition air strikes have driven ISIL militants out of a village south of Kirkuk in Iraq. This is part of a new

Jordan

Jordan mourns pilot killed by ISIL militants

These were the scenes in Amman as the news on State TV broke that Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh had been killed by ISIL militants. The government

Japan

Japan launches anti-terrorism task force

Japan has launched a new anti-terrorism task force and beefed up airport security amid heightened concerns following the beheading of a Japanese

Syria

Islamic State group 'admits defeat' in Kobani

Video emerges of masked fighter claiming ISIL withdrawal from Kobani was largely due to US-led air strikes.

Japan

Kenji Goto's mother's grief after the news of her son's murder

The mother of Japanese journalist Kenji Goto tearfully pledged that she would continue her son’s efforts towards making “the world a place without

Japan

ISIL posts video of the beheading of second Japanese hostage Kenji Goto

Japan

ISIL posts video of the beheading of second Japanese hostage Kenji Goto