Jordan's air strikes on IS 'beginning of retaliation'

Jordanian air strikes on Islamic State (IS) targets are "the beginning of our retaliation" for the killing of a captured Jordanian pilot, Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh has said, the BBC reported.

He told CNN that Jordan was going after IS "with everything that we have."

Jordan had previously only bombed militant bases in Syria, but Mr Judeh said the raids now expanded into Iraq.

This comes after IS released a video showing Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh being burned alive in a cage.

After Thursday's strikes, the Jordanian war planes flew over Lt Kasasbeh's home village.

Their flight coincided with a visit to the village by Jordanian King Abdullah II, who was meeting the pilot's family.

The king has vowed to the step up the fight against IS. Jordan is part of a US-led coalition bombing the militants.

In a separate interview with Fox News, Mr Judeh said: "We said we are going to take this all the way, we are going to go after them wherever they are and we're doing that."

The minister confirmed that some of the strikes targeted militant training camps and ammunition depots both in Syria and Iraq.

"Today more Syria than Iraq, but... it's an ongoing effort."

Lt Kasasbeh, 26, was captured by the militants in December after his F-16 fighter jet crashed in Syria.

IS this week released its video showing the pilot's execution.

Jordan has officially confirmed the death, but said it believed the pilot was killed on 3 January.