AMMAN: Jordan announced it has carried out dozens of air strikes on the Islamic State group, as a top US envoy said Iraqi troops would begin a major ground offensive against the jihadists in the weeks ahead.

Jordanian air force chief Major General Mansour al-Jobour said on Sunday (Monday in Manila) the kingdom had launched 56 air raids since Thursday as part of an international assault against IS that Washington says is beginning to bite.

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