King Abdullah was greeted by supporters as he returned to Jordan after a trip to the US
Jordan's King Abdullah II
has promised to fight back hard against Islamic State, saying that the
death of a Jordanian pilot at the militants' hands will not be in vain.
The remarks were made as the king held a crisis meeting with security chiefs.He cut short a US trip after IS posted a video showing pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh being burned alive.
Jordan executed two convicts, including failed female suicide bomber Sajida al-Rishawi, in response.
Lt Kasasbeh was seized after crashing during a bombing mission by the US-led coalition over Syria in December.
Jordan had sought to secure Lt Kasasbeh's release in a swap involving Rishawi, but IS is believed to have killed him a month ago.
The BBC's Paul Adams in Amman says talk of an exchange appears to have been an IS tactic to string Jordan along and foster doubt among Jordanians over its role in the US-led coalition.
King Abdullah met President Obama at the White House before returning home from the US early
King Abdullah and US President Barack Obama reaffirmed their joint resolve to destroy the group at a meeting in the White House before the monarch left for the Middle East.
Lt Kasasbeh is the first member of the US-led coalition to be killed by IS.
Jordan is one of four Arab states to have taken part in the anti-IS air strikes in Syria. The other countries are Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.
US officials told the BBC on Wednesday that the UAE had suspended its involvement in the strikes after Lt Kasasbeh was captured in December.
The New York Times quoted officials as saying the UAE wanted the Pentagon to improve its search-and-rescue efforts in Iraq before it resumed bombing missions. SHARE IT!!!
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