Jordan has pledged to “eradicate” the Takfiri ISIL group after the immolation of a Jordanian pilot held hostage by the terrorist group.

According to reports, Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said on Friday, "We're going to go after them and we will eradicate them.... We are at the forefront. This is our fight."

On Thursday, Jordan’s fighter jets carried out a series of new retaliatory air strikes against the hideouts of the ISIL terrorists currently operating in Syria and Iraq after the ruthless killing of the Jordanian pilot, Moaz al-Kassasbeh, at the hands of the ISIL last Tuesday.

Judeh said the air raids heralded "the beginning of” Jordan’s “retaliation over this horrific and brutal murder of our brave young pilot.”

Jordan is part of a so-called US-led military coalition that has been purportedly bombing militant targets in both Syria and Iraq since last year.

"We're upping the ante. We're going after them wherever they are, with everything that we have. But it's not the beginning, and it's certainly not the end," Judeh said.

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