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Jordan warplanes strike IS after pilot murder
February 05, 2015
Jordan said today its warplanes had launched new strikes against the Islamic State group, after vowing a harsh response to the burning alive of one of its fighter pilots captured in Syria. 

The announcement came as King Abdullah II personally paid his condolences to the airman's family, which has urged the government to "destroy" the jihadists, reflecting deep anger among Jordanians over the brutal murder.
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