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Jordan weighs options against ISIS after pilot murder

Feb 05, 2015 - 7:57 PM

The gruesome murder of airman Maaz al Kassasbeh who was captured by ISIS when his F 16 fighter plane went down in Syria in December boosts public support in Jordan for stepped up military action against the jihadists

King Abdullah II of Jordan in Washington, DC, February 3, 2015.

Jordan's Abdullah vows harsh response to ISIS after pilot murder

Feb 05, 2015 - 12:48 AM

UPDATED The blood of martyr Maaz al Kassasbeh will not be in vain and the response of Jordan and its army after what happened to our dear son will be severe

King Abdullah II of Jordan in Washington, DC, February 3, 2015.

PNP-SAF, jihadists in Jordan, TransAsia plane crash | The wRap

Feb 04, 2015 - 8:55 PM

A DNA test confirms the Special Action Force killed Malaysian terrorist Marwan The blame game is on between the Philippine military and the Special Action Force Jordan executes jihadists to avenge a pilot burned alive

Jordan executes jihadists in response to pilot murder

Feb 04, 2015 - 11:46 AM

UPDATED Would be female suicide bomber Sajida al Rishawi and Al Qaeda member Ziad al Karboli are executed after Jordan vowed an earth shattering response to avenge the burning alive of one of its fighter pilots by ISIS

EXECUTED. A file photo showing Sajida Mubarak al-Rishawi, the woman suicide-bomber who failed to blow herself up in a Jordanian hotel in 2005 as part of the bomb attacks in Amman 24 April 2006.

ISIS claims pilot burned alive, Jordan vows revenge

Feb 04, 2015 - 7:05 AM

Amman confirms the death of the 26 year old fighter pilot and vows an earth shattering response

ANGER AND SORROW. Supporters and family members of Jordanian pilot First Lieutenant Maaz al-Kassasbeh, 26-year-old, gather following his reported killing, at the Karak tribal gathering chamber or Diwan, in the Jordanian capital Amman on February 3, 2015. Stringer/AFP

ISIS murders a wake-up call for Japan

Feb 02, 2015 - 2:58 PM

Analysts say the murders mark a wake up call for Japan and that its response to the crisis at times flat footed reveals the weakness of its diplomatic resources in the region

ALARM. A pedestrian looks at a large screen in Tokyo on January 28, 2015 showing television news reports about Japanese hostage Kenji Goto who has been kidnapped by the Islamic State group. Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP

Jordan vows to do 'everything' to save life of ISIS-held pilot

Feb 01, 2015 - 5:15 PM

2nd UPDATE The kingdom will do everything it can to save the life and secure the release of its pilot Maaz al Kassasbeh

THE LONG WAIT. Relatives of Jordanian pilot, Maaz al-Kassasbeh, currently held hostage by the Islamic State (ISIS), fix a picture of him at the entrance of a family hall in Amman, Jordan, 30 January 2015. Jamal Nasrallah/EPA

ISIS claims beheading of second Japanese captive

Feb 01, 2015 - 7:52 AM

UPDATED The apparent killing of 47 year old Kenji Goto – the second beheading of a Japanese hostage in a week – is announced in a video released online that includes no mention of a Jordanian pilot also being held by ISIS

KILLED. A pedestrian looks at a large screen in Tokyo on January 28, 2015 showing television news reports about Japanese hostage Kenji Goto who has been kidnapped by the Islamic State group. Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP

ISIS issues new threat to kill Jordanian pilot

Jan 29, 2015 - 12:09 PM

In a new audio recording a voice identifying itself as Japanese freelancer Kenji Goto says his captors will kill Maaz al Kassasbeh if an Iraqi woman on death row in Jordan is not handed over by the end of the day

APPEAL. Safi al-Kassasbeh, the father of Jordanian pilot and ISIS captive Maaz al-Kassasbeh (portrait) protests outside the Royal court in Amman on January 28, 2015.  Khalil Mazraawi/AFP

Jordan offers to free militant if IS releases pilot

Jan 28, 2015 - 9:27 PM

The offer comes after the parents of the hostages made last ditch pleas for their lives as a deadline set by IS for the release of the would be suicide bomber approached

The father of Jordanian air force pilot Maaz al-Kassasbeh (portrait), who crashed in Syria with a F-16 last month, takes part in a protest near the Prime Minister office in Amman late on January 27, 2015 demanding the release of Sajida al-Rishawi, an Iraqi female suicide bomber on death row in Jordan. AFP PHOTO / KHALIL MAZRAAWI AFP PHOTO / KHALIL MAZRAAWI

Aquino on Maguindanao, ISIS threat, Pacquiao-Mayweather | The wRap

Jan 28, 2015 - 8:23 PM

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Japan's Abe slams 'despicable' ISIS execution threat

Jan 28, 2015 - 9:47 AM

UPDATED Abe: While we are in an extremely severe situation the government is united to work for the early release of Mr Kenji Goto

'I AM KENJI' A protester holds a placard reading 'I am Kenji' during a rally in front of the Prime Minister's residence in Tokyo, Japan, 25 January 2015.  Franck Robichon/EPA

ISIS threatens to kill Japan, Jordan hostages in 24 hours

Jan 27, 2015 - 11:20 PM

The threat purportedly relayed by hostage Kenji Goto asserts that Goto and Maaz al Kassasbeh will die if Amman refuses to free a jailed female jihadist

‘FRIEND BEHEADED.’ This image obtained from the SITE Intelligence Group on January 24, 2015, shows a still image of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto holding a photograph allegedly showing Haruna Yukawa's slain body, with an audio recording in which Goto spoke of ISIS’demand for a prisoner exchange to guarantee his release. AFP photo handout-SITE Intelligence Group AFP photo handout-SITE Intelligence Group

Japan says working towards freeing hostage, Jordan pilot

Jan 27, 2015 - 1:24 PM

Japan: Both countries are closely cooperating towards the return of each of them to their countries

Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Yasuhide Nakayama (C) speaks to reporters in Amman, Jordan, 26 January 2015. Stringer/EPA

ISIS claims it executed Japanese hostage

Jan 26, 2015 - 8:45 AM

The claim comes a day after the release of a video announcing the murder of security contractor Haruna Yukawa by the jihadist group which has beheaded 5 Western hostages since August last year

A protester holds a placard reading 'I am Kenji' during a rally in front of the Prime Minister's residence in Tokyo, Japan, 25 January 2015.  Franck Robichon/EPA