Jordan Launches Offensive Strikes Against ISIS In Retaliation For Burning Captured Pilot Alive

Jordanian fighter jets have carried out new air strikes against the Islamic state militants ISIS, a day after the country's king vowed to wage a "harsh" war against them, an army statement has revealed, although the statement did not say which country was targeted in the latest strikes.

The airstrikes are in retaliation for the killing of captured Jordanian pilot, Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh, who was burned alive in a cage by the terror group.

 Earlier, the Jordanian air force carried out air strikes against targets in Mosul, killing 55 including a top IS commander known as the ‘Prince of Nineveh’, according to International reports....