Jordan's King Abdullah II, a former commander of his country’s special
forces, angrily vowed to bombard the
Islamic State until his military runs "out of fuel and bullets" after
the release of a brutal video showing a captured Jordanian airman being burned
alive in a cage.
The official Facebook page of the Royal Hashemite Court published a
photo showing Jordan's leader dressed in military fatigues. The same photo was
published on the king’s Instagram account eight months ago.
Jordan has carried out airstrikes against the Islamic State group, also
known as ISIS or ISIL, in Mosul. The
King has said, "There is going to be retribution like ISIS hasn't seen’’
in retaliation to the killing of the Jordanian pilot.
Dubbed the "warrior king," Jordan's leader has clocked in 35
years of military service.
According to the king’s bio, he enrolled in the UK's Royal Military
Academy at Sandhurst in 1980 and went on to become an elite Cobra attack
helicopter pilot.
Beyond airstrikes, Jordan could further contribute to the fight against
ISIS through the use of its extremely effective special forces units.
Jordan's Special Forces team, grouped under Jordan's Joint Special
Operations Command, is 14,000 strong and is one of the most effective fighting
and intelligence forces in the region. Jordanian special forces frequently
train alongside US forces.
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