UAE resumes airstrikes against IS
United Arab Emirates fighter planes based in Jordan have pounded Islamic State militant positions, marking a return to combat operations by one of the United States’ closest Arab allies in the fight against the extremists.
The Emirates’ decision to launch fresh air strikes from the kingdom after calling a halt in December was a strong show of support for Western-allied Jordan, which has vowed a punishing response to the militants’ killing of one of its pilots.
