Amman, Jordanien - Feb 8, 2015, 11:43 ET
Av MOHAMMED Daraghmeh Associated Press
Jordanien har utfört 56 flyganfall mot Islamic State, ISIS mot gruppvapendepåer, utbildningscentra och militäranläggningar sedan terroristerna släppte en video av dem när de brände en jordansk pilot till döds, sade Jordaniens flygvapenchef söndag.
Under tiden anlände en skvadron av F-16 stridsflygplan från Förenade Arabemiraten till Jordanien. UAE har sagt att det skickar stridsflygplan för att stödja riket, och en jordansk ämbetsman har sagt att de kommer att delta i flyganfall mot Islamic State.
Jordanska tjänstemän lovade att hårt hämnas för dråpet på piloten, Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh, som sattes i brand medan han var instängd i en bur.
Sedan i torsdags har den jordanska flygvapnet attackerat och förstört 56 av ISIS' mål, sa flygvapenchefen, general Mansour al-Jabour, till journalister. Detta inkluderar 19 mål på den första dagen, 18 på den andra och 19 på den tredje, sade han.
"Vi uppnådde det vi sökte efter: hämnd för Muath," sade generalen. "Och detta är inte slutet. Det är början."
Under de senaste dagarna har jordanska tjänstemän levererat tuffa varningar till ISIS, och säger att vedergällningskampanjen inte skulle sluta förrän gruppen har förstörts.
USA och flera arabiska allierade, däribland Jordanien, har attackerat ISIS i Syrien sedan Sept. 23 medan stridsflygplan från USA och andra länder har utkämpat en luftkampanj mot extremisterna i Irak ännu längre. Kampanjen syftar till att trycka tillbaka jihadistorganisationen efter det att den tog stora delar av Irak och Syrien och förklarade ett "kalifat."
Al-Jabour sa att koalitionens flygplan har flugit 5500 avfärder sedan början av luftkampanjen, inklusive 2000 spaningsflygplan. Han ville inte säga om i detta ingår flygningar över både Syrien och Irak. Han sade att Jordaniens flygvapen deltog i 946 avfärder.
Generalen sade att cirka 7.000 ISIS-terrorister har dödats sedan början av koalitionsflygningarna, utan att närmare specificera.
Saudiarabien, Jordanien, Bahrain och Förenade Arabemiraten har deltagit i Syrienattackerna, med logistiskt stöd från Qatar.
Jordan Says It Launched 56 Airstrikes Against Islamic State
AMMAN, Jordan — Feb 8, 2015, 11:43 AM ET
By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH Associated Press
Jordan has launched 56 airstrikes against Islamic State group weapons depots, training centers and military barracks since militants released a video of them burning a Jordanian pilot to death, Jordan's air force chief said Sunday.
Meanwhile, a squadron of F-16 fighter jets from the United Arab Emirates arrived in Jordan. The UAE has said it is sending the warplane to support the kingdom, and a Jordanian government official has said they will participate in airstrikes on Islamic State group targets.
Jordanian officials vowed to harshly retaliate for the slaying of the pilot, Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh, who was set ablaze while trapped in a cage.
Since Thursday, the Jordanian air force has attacked and destroyed 56 Islamic State targets, the air force chief, Gen. Mansour al-Jabour, told reporters. This includes 19 targets on the first day, 18 on the second and 19 on the third, he said.
"We achieved what we were looking for: revenge for Muath," the general said. "And this is not the end. This is the beginning."
In recent days, Jordanian officials have delivered tough warnings to Islamic State, saying the retaliation campaign would not stop until the group has been destroyed.
The United States and several Arab allies, including Jordan, have been striking the Islamic State group in Syria since Sept. 23, while warplanes from the U.S. and other countries have been waging an air campaign against the extremists in Iraq for even longer. The campaign aims to push back the jihadi organization after it took large parts of Iraq and Syria and declared a "caliphate."
Al-Jabour said coalition planes have flown 5,500 sorties since the beginning of the air campaign, including 2,000 reconnaissance flights. He did not say whether this included flights over both Syria and Iraq. He said Jordan's air force participated in 946 sorties.
The general said about 7,000 Islamic State group militants have been killed since the beginning of the coalition airstrikes, without elaborating.
Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have been participating in the Syria airstrikes, with logistical support from Qatar.
By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH Associated Press
Jordan has launched 56 airstrikes against Islamic State group weapons depots, training centers and military barracks since militants released a video of them burning a Jordanian pilot to death, Jordan's air force chief said Sunday.
Meanwhile, a squadron of F-16 fighter jets from the United Arab Emirates arrived in Jordan. The UAE has said it is sending the warplane to support the kingdom, and a Jordanian government official has said they will participate in airstrikes on Islamic State group targets.
Jordanian officials vowed to harshly retaliate for the slaying of the pilot, Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh, who was set ablaze while trapped in a cage.
Since Thursday, the Jordanian air force has attacked and destroyed 56 Islamic State targets, the air force chief, Gen. Mansour al-Jabour, told reporters. This includes 19 targets on the first day, 18 on the second and 19 on the third, he said.
"We achieved what we were looking for: revenge for Muath," the general said. "And this is not the end. This is the beginning."
In recent days, Jordanian officials have delivered tough warnings to Islamic State, saying the retaliation campaign would not stop until the group has been destroyed.
The United States and several Arab allies, including Jordan, have been striking the Islamic State group in Syria since Sept. 23, while warplanes from the U.S. and other countries have been waging an air campaign against the extremists in Iraq for even longer. The campaign aims to push back the jihadi organization after it took large parts of Iraq and Syria and declared a "caliphate."
Al-Jabour said coalition planes have flown 5,500 sorties since the beginning of the air campaign, including 2,000 reconnaissance flights. He did not say whether this included flights over both Syria and Iraq. He said Jordan's air force participated in 946 sorties.
The general said about 7,000 Islamic State group militants have been killed since the beginning of the coalition airstrikes, without elaborating.
Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have been participating in the Syria airstrikes, with logistical support from Qatar.
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