i.s.i.l. jard an jans have today, taken to the -- jordanians have taken to the streets waving flags as they watch the convoy carry king abdullah drive through the streets of ayman. this was a while ago. the king cutting short a trip to the united states after hearing news of moaz al-kasasbeh's killing by i.s.i.l. in response they have executed two prisoners. let's speak to rula joining us from imam. calls for revenge were quick after news of moaz al-kasasbeh's killing emerged yesterday. what is the reaction to the apparent killing by the government in response. are people satisfied? >> some are. they feel they want more. it was an horrific crime. and something that touches each family. so actually that killing and the way it was presented. ooep those questioning jordan's role in the coalition against i.s.i.s. they have nothing more to say. they feel they are on the defensive, and the whole country is rallying expecting a prize and punishing i.s.i.s. for the killing. politically speaking this killing rallies the people around jordan the government the king as it arrives in jordan. we expect him to meet the family shortly, and w

i.s.i.l. king abdullah met with his military leadership. he told lawmakers that his country would extend operations, risking running out of fuel or bullets. that risks increasing. >> jordan has lost two planes, and one pilot. >> i.s.i.l. named other jordanian fighter pilots saying, we are coming for you too. the anti-i.s.i.l. coalition includes regional partners saudi arabia jordan and bahrain. i.s.i.l. has actually increased the amount of territory it controls. in spite of the shock and the very public anger the demands for revenge jordan already has an i.s.i.l. problem. more jordanians are believed to have joined i.s.i.l. than from any other middle eastern country. the brultd execution of the pilot brings national solidarity but with a very large question about the future. >> if this continues jordan may be able to defend its borders but geology overleaps borders. it permeates. and jordan is going to have its own i.s.i.s. problem within the kingdom. >> that's the reality. facing jordan, sheila macvicar, this is a reality not only for the

. >> king abdullah of jordan has been meeting senior military and security officials in the capital ayman following the i.s.i.l. killing of a jordanian pilot. now, king abdullah vowed relentless war against the islamic state of iraq and levant. local media reporting that as a former force pilot, he may bomb i.s.i.l. targets himself. now, jordan you'll remember is in the heart and borders syria and iraq. there are strongholds of i.s.i.s. there. from the border to the area there is a strong hold of raoda, and that's where the pilot crashed. what does king abdullah have in his arsenal. his air fleet, for instance there are 146 aircraft. that is 70 jets, and 24 attack helicopters. as for manpower jordan has 110,000 active soldiers. all right. let's go live to the jordanian capital amman, and speak to rula our correspondent. the king is trying to captured mood of jordanian peel. how angry are the jordanians today? >> they are angry at i.s.i.l. for the cruelty they they have been treated and how he has been killed. we have to remember jordan has played an active role in pursuing al qaeda, and al qaeda. six years now

king to ftc and the government in the war against i.s.i.l. these sentiments were expressed on thursday when king abdullah visited the mourning tribe. this is where are jordanian mu'ath al kasasbeh's family king abdullah played his respects to the kasasbeh tribe. he told the father that jordan's royal air force had just are held a relentless re response against the murder of al kasasbeh. now he expect more support for going to war. >> planes from the jordanian royal forces have just arrived from el raqqa. >> the wife of mu'ath al kasasbeh is inconsolable. she's 25 and they were only married for five months. el kasasbeh's mother is also shaken and heartbroken. none of el kasasbeh's immediate family is speaking to the media. >> i'm so proud for miss brother, i would also offer my four sons for the are service. >> i call on one jordanians to be one heart one mind and one soul and we demand revenge. our hearts will not rest until are we are avenged. >> people here say siefl has made a concerted everyday to try to turn join. jordan's resolve has been strengthened by this murder. those who don't believe i.s.i.l. part of the issue now have

i.s.i.l. jordanian forces have received significant aid, not surprising in light of strong relationships forged by king abdullahand his father king hussain. jordan supported the mission in afghanistan with military field hospitals and provided support for military training in iraq and training for anti-i.s.i.l. forces. joining us for the rest of the programme, christopher, a professor of security studies at georgetown university, and director. center for middle east and public policy at the rand corporation. let me start with you, you heard general about the break. basically say that jordanian society is united top to bottom. are the pictures that we are seeing on television coming from imran khan, and people that support the king and the counter order in jordan. is there more to the story than meets the eye? >> i think that there was. right now it's understandable. there's a ground as well of support for the king and unity in jordan. i think in the near term we are going to see growing sentiment opposed to i.s.i.s., as we saw in 2005, in jordan, when there were attacks by al qaeda. the question is where will t

i.s.i.l. is burnt alive. the shocking execution forcing king abdullah to cut short a visit to washington calling for his city to unite >>> a city in turkey divided >>> a group now helping america in the fight against i.s.i.l. >>> u.s. law-makers citing u.s. violations blast a plan to open doors with cuba >>> and a twist in the mysterious death of a prosecutor in argentina. new revelations the prosecutor drafted an arrest warrant for the country's president. >>> good evening, welcome to the international hour of al jazeera america. i'm stephanie sy. >> i'm antonio mora. we begin with the latest in the fight against i.s.i.l. video and photos show the captive jordanian pilot moaz al-kasasbeh trapped in a cage and set on fire reportedly a month ago. he'd been held since his fighter jet crashed in syria on november 24th. >> the jordanian government vowed: tonight - jordan's king abdullah met with president obama in the oval office added to the schedule at the last minute of the the king was in washington for talks on increasing assistance to jordan. jordan and the u.s. condemned the killing, >> reporter: grief and

i.s.i.l. last september are now for it and everyone here chanted in support of king abdullah. >> abdullah, abdullah. i.s.i.l. if you are really a man confront us face to face at our borders. you continues confront islam. >> revealed that jordan has always been i.s.i.l.'s target. >> translator: jordan is the next target after syria. if they occupy all of syria jordan is next so we have to strike this criminal group in its hideouts. >> jordan has long been a stable country and its people fear being dragged into conflict. >> translator: i swear we are not afraid. we are proud and we stand behind the king and we'll offer our men and women to fight terrorism. >> convene rania surprised the crowds when she showed up at the rally, people have come from around the country to support the young pilot. this is a rally to support the government and its decision to step up its role to fight i.s.i.l. the manner of kasasbeh's murder has profoundly shocked citizens, turning them against i.s.i.l. on thursday, the army announced its fighter jets had hit i.s.i.l.'s hideouts in syria. it showed these images of jordani

i.s.i.l? >> as you know jordan's king abdullah was here when he got word of the killing of kasasbeh. they are very fired up to accelerate the flow of arms and ammunition to jordan which they consider a very close ally. the king also made a trip by the white house to make the same plea. the message that they told him and the people in the room in this very private meeting said that he was very impassioned that jordan was ready to fight but they needed to help the united states. and i think that there's a big impetus on the hill to bring whatever it takes to facilitate getting more weaponry to the jordanians. >> jamie mcintire at the white house, thanks. >>> now to yemen houthis took forl control of the government. tonight there are fears that the power grab could spark an all out civil war and spark a dangerous branch of al qaeda based in yemen. >> constitutionalizing their coup. 551 members to replace the dissolved parliament. >> the houthis this taken over sanaa last september. capturing key government buildings including parliament and state tv eventually forcing yemen's first demo

i.s.i.l. to destroy it and to get rid of it. king abdullah then having to beat a hasty retreat. what is the kind of resense he is likely to get once he touches down in imam. >> there are some large groups of people at the airport. large groups expected to be there when he lands in solidarity with the king and to show they are united. they stand together in the face of what he described as terrorism and what he called a criminal and a criminal gang which is i.s.i.l. this is sort of what we have been seeing here in jordan even though there were fears that the whole ordeal the demand by i.s.i.l. hostages for prisoners to be released for tying the fate of the japanese journalist kenji goto jogo to the fate of moaz al-kasasbeh. people are calling it dirty games, saying that they intended to create unrest in jordan, and divisions among the people. but they are going to come out and not let this happen and they are convinced in the war against i.s.i.l. the images the they saw of the pilot murdered has explained to them why jordan is doing what it's doing. >> our correspondent live in t

i.s.i.l. is burnt alive. the shocking execution forcing king abdullah to cut short a visit to washington calling for his city to unite >>> a city in turkey divided >>> a group now helping america in the fight against i.s.i.l. >>> u.s. law-makers citing

is policemening increased support for jordan and king abdullah says he and his nation will not give up the fight against i.s.i.l. we have more from ayman. >> reporter: it's the news jordanians have been dreading. moaz al-kasasbeh, the f-16 pilot cap toward by the islamic state of iraq and levant last december has been murdered. the government confirmed he was killed on january 3rd, a month before a new video which al jazeera will not show was attributed to i.s.i.l. on tuesday. it shows moaz al-kasasbeh being supposedly burnt alive. jordan warned the response would be as grave as the anger as the jordanian people and the king cut short his visit to washington d.c. >> translation: with sadness and sorrow we received the news about the martyrdom of our hero moaz al-kasasbeh at the hands of the terrorist. that criminal and deviant gang not related to the nobodial faith in any way, our heroic pilot died while defending his faith, homeland and nation. riots broke out in the southern province where he hails from. people feel i.s.i.l. is trying to stir up violence and unrest. in the tribal gathering center. relatives a

i.s.i.l. to destroy and get rid of. >> and king abdullah having to beat a hastery retreat from his meeting with president obama in washington arrives back in the country. what is the reception that he is likely to get once he is down in imam? >> since yesterday the government urged the group. large groups of people are expected to be there when he lands in a show of unity and solidarity to show that jordanian people are united in his televised state wednesday night. he called on jordanians in the face of what he described as terrorism and what he called a criminal gang. this is sort of what we have been seeing here. there were fears that the ordeal the demand for hostages to be released the fate of the japanese of kenji goto jogo to the fight of moaz al-kasasbeh. people are calling them dirty games and said that they intended to try to face unrest and conditions are going to come out and not let this happen and they are more convinced of the war in i.s.i.l. the images that they saw of the pilot has explained to them why jordan is doing what it's doing. >>> let's go to syria now, and the leader

i.s.i.l. on tuesday. it shows him burnt alive. jordan warned its response would be grave. king abdullah cut short a visit to washington d.c. >> translation: it is with sadness and sorrow we received the news about the martyrdom of our pilot moaz al-kasasbeh at the hands of cowards. that devious gang is not connected to our nobleal faith. >> reporter: riots broke out in the province where moaz al-kasasbeh hails from. people feel i.s.i.l. is trying to stir up violence. at a tribal gathering center in amman, relatives were devastated at the news. they have been meeting for days hours on. waiting to hear news about the fate of moaz al-kasasbeh. >> translation: of course we will respond marchingly. -- harshly. >> reporter: some questioning jordan's role. >> translation: i didn't think it, now i.s.i.l. is our problem, and it's imperative to stay in the coalition, and order that martyr blood is not shed. >> reporter: contrary to beheading hostages moaz al-kasasbeh was the first hostage the group burnt alive. this has enraged people here. jordanians are angry not only because moaz al-kasasbeh w

king abdullah to defeat the group. iraq asked for support from the community to stop i.s.i.l.round and haider al-abadi have been meeting with angela merkel in berlin with efforts to defeat the group and merkel is going to moscow and joined by france president for talks on the conflict in ukraine and push to enthe ten-month conflict as the u.s. considers arming the troops against pro-russian rebels. number of people killed in damascus rises after the syrian government air strikes on rebel-controlled areas in the cities east more than 70 people killed in the latest raid as kim reports. >> reporter: in the moments after the bombardment panic sweeps through. homes, businesses entire streets are decimated and bodies line the streets. >> translator: we were hit by more than 14 air raids and rushed to rescue peoples in the victims and rescuing people cut in pieces under the rebel. >> reporter: this is the eastern edge of damascus and syrian jets attacked the area on thursday the number of dead continues to rise. the injured were brought here but the hospital is full and medical suppl

i.s.i.l. fighters have been in retreat from strategic downs on the border of turkey. in the last few weeks, following the killing of a jordanian pilot, king abdullah sent more planes to hit groups following a more relentless war agates the group. >> now back to zeina khodr. i.s.i.l. has been grabbing headlines around the world. we have seen nadim outlining the efforts against the group. what is expected to come out of the summit on i.s.i.l.? >> well i.s.i.l. ordered the spread south in munich it is the focus of all the talks today. john kerry was at the podium a short while ago. he showed up describing the effort against i.s.i.l. tlds been more than 2,000 air strikes, according to a fifth of the territories under i.s.i.l. control has been retaken. he said that the problem is not just i.s.i.l. or nabil al-dahab, as he calls it meaning the arabic acronym in the middle east to describe the group. he said that the world is facing global criminal anarchy, and that that has to be tackled from all sides. let's listen to what the secretary of state had to say. >> as daesch retreats to syria we'll continue the fight. we'll put pressure on the bashar al-ass

i.s.i.l. pledging it will not stop until group is a annihilated. nizreen al shamia reports. >> it's become a place where they're receiving condolences after the islamic state of iraq and the levant burned him alive. king abdullah paid his respects, he told the pilot's father that jordan's royal air force had just shelled i.s.i.l. forces in the syrian province of araka. the cij had already promised what he would call a lentless response. -- a relentless response. now he has more support for going to war. >> translator: planes from jordanian royal forces have just arrived from al raka after bombarding them. god willing we will end our rns in syria. >> the wife of al kasasbeh is unconsolable. she is 25 and they were only married for five months. al kasasbeh's mother is shaken and heartbroken. none of the immediate family members are speaking to the media. >> we are very sad but i'm so proud of my cousin. he's a martyr who defended his country. although my heart is bleeding i would also offer my four sons as martyrs for my country. >> reporter: but many people want vengeance for the way kasasbeh was murdered. >> translator: we should be united with one body. i con on one jordanians to be one heart one hat one soul

i.s.i.l. and al qaeda, if moaz al-kasasbeh was harmed or killed and it would speed up the executions process. we know that king abdullah may have signed off on the order to execute before he went to washington d.c. because he has not arrived back in amman just yet. >> know that sajida al-rishawi's freedom was demanded. why was it important to i.s.i.l.? >> they are. sajida al-rishawi's brother and her husband, who were killed were of the closest people part of the inner circle of al qaeda and iraq. they were killed in a joint operation. he was experiencing a rift. was accused of becoming a hard liner, attacking people. and that al qaeda did not want him to do that. he was experiencing that. there were people closest to him who agreed with his ideology. it included the husband and brother and knor believed to have been working with them. this is why some of the top iraqi leaders of i.s.i.l. now are former friends, believed to be the hardliners. this is why he is considered a spiritual leader for i.s.i.l. and anyone related or linked to him is reported by i.s.i.l. thank you for that >>> those prisoners executed at the han

i.s.i.l. wanted to move into that part of jordan, they would get far before encountering the jordanian army. that's part of the reason king abdullah is worried about. f-16 fighter wing and patriot missiles were left behind in jordan. >> asked jordan to cooperate in, quote, combating terrorism. is there any chance that syria is going to cooperate in all of this? >> the prospects for meaningful cooperation between the alloite regime and jordan are very, very low. because they have a common adversary doesn't mean they are adhered now. one of the reasons i.s.i.s. has been so l successful successful as a military situation is they've been able to divide those that might form a coalition against it. and this is one of the things that jordanian government and the u.s. government, as well, are going to be considering as they go forward with their particular campaigns. >> so the uae which is a u.s. ally and in this coalition has halted its combat missions and they've claimed they're concerned about several and rescue if their pilots go down like the jordanian pilot wement went down. is this a bigger sign that some countries may not be as w

king abdullah paid his respects to the tribe in the southern province. he told the pilots father that jordan's royal air force shelled i.s.i.l. forces in the syrian province. the king had already promised what he called a relentless response to avenge the murder. and appears to have more public support for going to war. >> planes from a jordanian force have just occurred. >> the queen visited the female members of the family. the wife is inconsolable. she is 25 and they were only married for five months. his mother is shaken and heartbroken. none of his immediate female family members are spoking to the media. >> we are very sad. i'm so proud of my cousin. he's a martyr, and although my heart is pleading i would offer my four sons as marters for the country. many want vengeance because of the way moaz al-kasasbeh was murdered. >> we should be united with one body i call on jordanians to be one mind heart and soul. our hearts will not mess in the the response is harsh. >> high ranking former and government officials as well as army and royal air force officers came to support the morning tribe. people say i.s.i.l. made a cop

i.s.i.l. ideology and anyone that sympathizers with the group. we may see more arrests. >> right now maep jordanians are angry and we are seeing them out on the streets. king abdullah is due to arriving. what kind of reception will he get. >> he'll be at the airport in a coming hour. a large number of jordanians will be there at the airport to greet them. it's a show of unity among those who say the incident the capture and the barbaric murder has actually made people in the country in agreement on jordan's role in the international coalition against i.s.i.l. many raised questions about the role saying it's not jordan why is jordan using the army military bases at the air force to strike i.s.i.l. targets in iraq and syria, now people have felt why jordan is doing this and think that it is their war, and i.s.i.l. is in their backyard so there is more support in the coalition. jordan will be minimising reducing the role. we heard statements from the father of moaz al-kasasbeh, who was not talking to the media yesterday, that he heard the news of the murder of his son, and he expect jordan to take revenge for the killing of his son. >> for now, nisreen al-shamayleh th

i.s.i.l. posted video of a captured jordanian fighter pilot burned alive in a cage. >> it's one more indication of the viciousness and barbarity of this organization. >> when that news broke king abdullah was here in washington.

i.s.i.l. the jordanian government is threatening more retaliation for the death of its pilot mu'ath al kasasbeh. >> on his return home, kind king abdullah. >> selling abducted iraqi children as sex laifs while burying others alive. >> throwing its support behind the government. >> jordan warned of an earth shake response. that response came swiftly. at dawn on wednesday the authorities executed iraqi prisoner sajida al rishawi. she had been on death row for eight years for taking part in a 2005 attack in amman that killed 60 people. another prisoner was also executed ziad al karbouli. the government quhairmd confirmed that its pilot was burned alive. al jazeera will not show those pictures. >>> the father who found out his son was killed came out with these strong statements hours later. >> translator: i demand revenge be greater than executing prisoners. i demand that i.s.i.l. be anilatedannihilated. violated all the international laws codes of ethics and prisoners convention he. that's why i strongly -- conventions. that's why i demand the government take swift revenge for the dignity ever mu'ath and for our country. >>> people say th

i.s.i.l. posted video of a captured jordanian fighter pilot burned alive in a cage. >> it's one more indication of the viciousness and barbarity of this organization. >> when that news broke king abdullah washington. the king vowed reven

i.s.i.l. fighters have been forced to retreat from kobane a strategic town on syria's border with turkey. in the last few days following the killing of a jordanian pilot. king abdullah sent dozens of fighter jets to hit the area promising a relentless war against the group >>> the u.k. is sending dozens of soldiers to train the jordanian troops following a decision by them to step up attacks. the jordanian army says it destroyed 56 i.s.i.l. targets, and a man gave a briefing which has increased the killing of the jordanian pilot. last week i.s.i.l. released a video showing moaz al-kasasbeh being burnt alive. >> a retired general, joining us from imam. what is your overall assessment of jordan's military response to the killing of moaz al-kasasbeh. is this a military strategy or a short-term rehabilitation to satisfy public opinion? >> no it's - it's got the velocity and destruction. it's been studied well it's not an emotional retaliation or something like that. it's studied well and they attack the i.s.i.l. target and they made in-flight damage on them. the whole campaign i comment is too slow. very constrained sort of thing. we need to open up increase like 600 80