Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:16:31 +0500 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:16:31 +0500 60 U.S. welcomes UAE decision to base fighter jets in Jordan https://english.aaj.tv/news/10290456/u-s-welcomes-uae-decision-to-base-fighter-jets-in-jordan <p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-290458" title="UAE-F-16" src="http://www.aaj.tv/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/UAE-F-161.jpg" alt="" width="325" height="200" /></p> <p><strong>WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (APP/Reuters) - The United States welcomes a decision by the United Arab Emirates to base its F-16 fighter jets in Jordan for operations against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman said on Monday.</strong></p> <p>The UAE had suspended flights as part of the U.S. led coalition conducting air strikes against Islamic State in view of concerns about search and rescue capabilities after a Jordanian pilot was downed and captured.</p> <p>UAE fighters would now join raids from inside Jordan, a Jordanian army source said on Saturday.</p> <p><strong><em>APP/Reuters</em></strong><strong><em></em></strong></p>

WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (APP/Reuters) - The United States welcomes a decision by the United Arab Emirates to base its F-16 fighter jets in Jordan for operations against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman said on Monday.

The UAE had suspended flights as part of the U.S. led coalition conducting air strikes against Islamic State in view of concerns about search and rescue capabilities after a Jordanian pilot was downed and captured.

UAE fighters would now join raids from inside Jordan, a Jordanian army source said on Saturday.

APP/Reuters

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