Jordan said today its warplanes have bombed Islamic State group positions in southern Syria two years after one of its pilots was captured and killed by the jihadists.'<br/><br/>The kingdom, part of an international coalition battling IS in Syria and Iraq, has intensified its strikes since IS captured Maaz al-Kassasbeh when his plane crashed in Syria in December 2014.<br/>'<br/>On February 3, 2015, the group released footage showing the pilot being burned alive in a cage, and yesterday's strikes came on the second anniversary of the video's release.<br/>'<br/>The military said in a statement that Jordanian forces used drones and precision-guided munitions in the operation, which was part of the "kingdom's efforts to eradicate the terrorist group".<br/>''' '''<br/><br/>