US President Obama, Jordan's King vow not to let up against IS

February 04, 2015 08:10

US President Barack Obama spoke with Jordan's King Abdullah II in a hastily arranged meeting just hours after a video emerged of a caged Jordanian pilot being burned alive by the Islamic State group.

US President Obama and King Abdullah II emerged from the meeting, vowing to continue their fight of the extremist group gaining control over large swathes of Iraq and Syria.

The terrorist group released a graphic video purporting to show the execution of 26-year-old Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kassasbeh. During the meeting, Obama offered 'his deepest condolences' to the king over the pilot's death.

"The president and King Abdullah reaffirmed that the vile murder of this brave Jordanian will only serve to steel the international community's resolve to destroy IS," said White House spokesman Alistair Baskey.

Obama earlier decried the 'cowardice and depravity' of the Islamic State, saying the brutal killing would only strengthen international resolve to destroy the extremists.

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