Jordan hanged two Iraqis on Wednesday, including female militant Sajida al-Rishawi, hours after Islamic State released a video appearing to show captured Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh being burnt alive. Rishawi and fellow prisoner Ziyad Karboli were executed in Swaqa prison, just before dawn. Picture shows Jordanian police following the execution of two Iraqi prisoners. Photo: Reuters
An ambulance, which is believed to be transporting the bodies of Iraqis Sajida al-Rishawi and Ziyad Karboli, leaves Swaqa prison near Amman. Photo: Reuters
Jordan has executed by hanging Sajida al-Rishawi, a jailed Iraqi woman militant whose release had been demanded by the Islamic State group that burnt captured Jordanian pilot Mouath al-Kasaesbeh to death, a security source said. File Photo: Reuters
Islamic State militants had killed a captive Jordanian pilot, Muath al-Kasaesbeh, who was captured in December. Picture shows Anwar Tarawneh, the wife of Jordanian pilot , holding a picture of him during during a students' rally. Photo: Reuters
The Islamic State militants released a video on Tuesday appearing to show a captured Jordanian pilot being burnt alive in a cage, a killing that shocked the world and prompted Jordan to promise an "earth-shaking" response. Graffiti depicting Jordan's national flags and Arabic that reads "Jordan is first." Photo: AP
The fate of Jordanian pilot Kasaesbeh has raised public pressure on Jordan's King Abdullah over his country's role in the U.S.-led military campaign against the hardline group in Syria, fuelling the risk of broader discontent in the U.S. ally. Photo: Reuters
U.S. President Barack Obama and Jordanian King Abdullah II on Tuesday vowed not to let up in the fight against the Islamic State group. Photo: Reuters
Supporters and family members of Jordanian pilot, Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh gather at the tribal gathering chamber, in Amman, Jordan. Photo: AP