Jordan’s King Abdullah II vowed a “severe” response to the Islamic State group after it burned alive a Jordanian fighter pilot captured in Syria. “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,” the king said in a statement released by the royal court. Abdullah held talks with senior military and security officials on February 4 after cutting short a trip to Washington following news of Kassasbeh’s killing. The gruesome murder triggered international condemnation and prompted Jordan to execute two Iraqis on death row. A harrowing video emerged online purporting to show the caged Kassasbeh engulfed in flames.
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