United Arab Emirates launches airstrikes against ISIS from Jordan

The United Arab Emirates has launched airstrikes against ISIS from Jordan. The Associated Press reports that Emirati F-16s "carried out a series of strikes" on Tuesday morning.

The airstrikes come a week after ISIS released a video showing a captive Jordanian pilot, Muath al-Kaseasbeh, being burned alive. U.S. officials told AP that the UAE stopped airstrikes in December after al-Kaseasbeh was captured.

The UAE's official statement didn't specify whether the strikes were in Syria or Iraq. ISIS is holding about one-third of both Syria and Iraq in its self-proclaimed caliphate.

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