A squadron of war planes from the UAE arrived in Jordan on Sunday to help the kingdom in its fight against ISIL.
Updated: February 09, 2015, 12:00 AM
UAE fighter jets arrive in Jordan - in pictures
The order for the squadron’s deployment to Jordan came on Saturday from Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. Getty Images
Jordan has vowed to crush ISIL after the militants burned alive First Lieutenant Maaz Al Kassasbeh, who was captured in December when his F-16 warplane crashed in Syria. Getty Images
The squadron of UAE F-16 fighter jets, which also includes C-17 troop and supply carriers and refuelling planes, will support Jordan in its strikes against ISIL. UAE squadron chief Saeed Hassan told Jordanian news agency Petra that the team ‘stands ready to carry out any mission in coordination with the Jordanian armed forces’. Getty Images
A squadron of war planes from the UAE arrived in Jordan on Sunday to help the kingdom in its fight against ISIL. Wam
Jordan and the UAE are part of the US-led coalition of Arab and Western countries that has been carrying out air strikes against ISIL since September. Wam
The deployment of UAE jets was aimed at supporting Jordan’s military in the fight against “the brutal terrorist organisation”, which “showed all the world its ugliness and violation of all religious and human values through abominable crimes” that caused “outrage and disgust”. Wam
Jordan said on Sunday it had destroyed 56 targets in three days of strikes on ISIL. Wam
Jordan’s Air Force chief Major General Mansour Al Jobour did not specify where the strikes took place, but said that air raids launched since Thursday had destroyed 20 per cent of ISIL’s capabilities. Wam
Gen Al Jobour’s comments came as a squadron of warplanes from the UAE arrived in Jordan on Sunday to help the kingdom in its fight against ISIL. Wam