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‘20% of IS operational ability destroyed’

8 February 2015, 4:00 pm
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The commander of Jordan’s air force, General Mansour al-Jabbar, tells reporters in Amman that coalition airstrikes against the Islamic State have destroyed 20% of the terrorist groups operational ability, and have killed 7,000 fighters.

He also says that Jordan has carried out 56 airstrikes in the last three days against IS, and has carried out 946 sorties in total.

A Jordanian Air Force fighter jet flies over the village of Ai as Jordanian King Abdullah II visits to offer his condolences to the tribe of the slain Jordanian pilot, Lt. Mu'ath al-Kaseasbeh at their home village near Karak, Jordan, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. (photo credit: AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
A Jordanian Air Force fighter jet flies over the village of Ai as Jordanian King Abdullah II visits to offer his condolences to the tribe of the slain Jordanian pilot, Lt. Mu’ath al-Kaseasbeh at their home village near Karak, Jordan, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. (photo credit: AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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