Jordan have followed through with their threats to execute two ISIS-linked prisoners following the capture and killing of a Jordanian fighter pilot, who was burned alive inside a cage by the extremists.
King Abdullah II of Jordan / Credit: FAM008/FAMOUS
Taking place at around 4am local time today, the executions of two prisoners - Sajida al-Rishawi and Ziad al-Karbouli - saw the pair hanged following the video footage released by ISIS of the killing of Moaz al-Kasasbeh.
Female prisoner al-Rishawi had been on death row for some time after she played a role in a triple hotel bombing in 2005, killing dozens in the Jordanian capital Amman.
In scenes far too distressing to publish, al-Kasasbeh is killed by ISIS, being set on fire in a cage before extremists pour debris over the cage, then flattening it with a bulldozer.
This prompted a swift reaction from Jordan who announced they'd be executing all six prisoners convicted of association with ISIS at dawn today - around 6.40am (4.40am GMT).
Within an hour of the video's publication, the ISIS-linked prisoners had been moved to a jail in the country's south usually used for state executions.
The hanging of Al-Rishawi and al-Karbouli (convicted in 2008 for killing a Jordanian) took place about 50 miles south of the Jordanian capital of Amman, at Swaqa prison.
MailOnline reports that a security source close to the case explained: "They were both calm and showed no emotions and just prayed."
The past week has seen Jordan offer to trade al-Rishawi for the pilot, but any swap was frozen after they failed to receive any proof al-Kasasbeh was still alive.
King Abdullah II spoke during his time in Washington, USA, saying on Jordanian television that he'd received news of the "martyrdom with sadness and deep sorrow".
Going on to say the murder of al-Kasasbeh was a "cowardly act of terror", he added that countrymen should now stand "side-by-side", with the pilot's death only making the country "stronger".
President Barack Obama added that if the video turned out to be authentic - which it has - it'd be more evidence of the group's "viciousness and barbarity", stating that America is to "redouble the vigilance and determination on the part of our global coalition to make sure they are degraded and ultimately defeated".
UK Prime Minister David Cameron also condemned the murder, saying it'll only serve to "strengthen our resolve".