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"Jordanian Air Strikes Destroy 56 Islamic State Targets"

Jordan has launched 56 air strikes against Islamic State weapons depots, training centres and military barracks since militants released a video of them burning a Jordanian pilot to death, Jordan's air force chief said.

Jordanian officials have said they would retaliate harshly for the slaying of the pilot, Lieutenant Muath al-Kaseasbeh, who was set ablaze while trapped in a cage.

Since Thursday, the Jordanian air force has attacked and destroyed 56 Islamic State targets, the air force chief, General Mansour al-Jabour, told reporters.

"We achieved what we were looking for - revenge for Muath," the general said. "And this is not the end. This is the beginning."

In recent days, Jordanian officials have delivered tough warnings to Islamic State, saying the retaliation campaign would not stop until the group has been destroyed.