Reports that Jordanian King Abdullah, himself a pilot, will fly combat missions on ISIS targets, via @josephbraude & @michaeldweiss — Aaron Magid (@AaronMagid) February 5, 2015

Lots of heads of states around the world have paid lip service to fighting jihadists and standing against the monsters of ISIS.

Yesterday, Jordan executed ISIS operatives and walked the talk of counterterrorism…while President Obama posed for photos.

Now comes word that Jordan’s King Abdullah is heading for the front lines. Hard. Core.

Reports that Jordanian King Abdullah, himself a pilot, will fly sorties on ISIS targets. pic.twitter.com/mZetDARLOI — Joseph Braude (@josephbraude) February 4, 2015

Wow. RT @josephbraude: Reports that Jordanian King Abdullah, himself a pilot, will fly sorties on ISIS targets. pic.twitter.com/pRSXDvyGKS — janine davidson (@janinedavidson) February 5, 2015

عاجل ⭕️|ضربة جوية اردنية على معاقل #داعش الآن يشارك فيها ملك #الاردن "عبدالله الثاني" pic.twitter.com/7Z1hDUKunp — عاجل المملكة (@KsaBrk) February 4, 2015

Photos of King Abdullah's first personal air attack on ISIS, courtesy of @AlArabiya. @SaloumehZ pic.twitter.com/rhe5gRzLW8 — Joseph Braude (@josephbraude) February 4, 2015

So hardcore. Jordan's King Abdullah is seen now in combat gear, with rumors of him leading a battalion against #ISIS pic.twitter.com/Z0SQsB4Feb” — Brennan Mancil (@BrennanMancil) February 5, 2015

Over to you, Brian Williams….

Looking forward to Brian Williams sharing his memories of flying today's combat mission against ISIL with King Abdullah. — Drew McCoy (@DrewMTips) February 4, 2015

Jordanian Pilot King Abdullah leading AirForce combat mission: #BombISIS God bless you, sir. #MoazAlKasasbeh pic.twitter.com/rwI7DN3CyW — LadyVeteran23 ن ♥ (@LadyVeteran23) February 4, 2015

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Update: Joseph Braude, who tweeted pics of King Abdullah, now reports the photos may be old, but air strikes underway:

Photos of Jord King RT'ed from @KsaBrk appear to be old and misleading. Arabic reports of a planned attack are numerous but unverifiable. — Joseph Braude (@josephbraude) February 5, 2015

@Marc_Leibowitz pic of him flying is from the video in this article: http://t.co/JOr9IOk5ND — Tamar (@tamarabraham) February 5, 2015

Jordan's King Abdullah a formidable foe against ISIS, experts say | Fox News http://t.co/2xW59jdKTu via @foxnews — Cristina Corbin (@CristinaCorbin) February 4, 2015

#Breaking: Jordan is in the process of stepping up its airstrikes on ISIS http://t.co/cnsZzUUYxy via @barbarastarrcnn pic.twitter.com/474wHn4z17 — The Situation Room (@CNNSitRoom) February 4, 2015

Previous coverage of Jordan vs. ISIS.



Editor’s note: Tweets were added to this post.