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Jordan executes convicted jihadists after pilots death Sajida al-Rishawi had been on death row in Jordan for nearly a decade Jordan has executed two convicts, including a female jihadist, following the killing of one of its air force pilots by Islamic State (IS) militants. The woman, failed suicide bomber Sajida al-Rishawi, and al-Qaeda operative Ziyad Karboli - both Iraqi nationals - were hanged at dawn, officials said. The executions came hours IS posted an online video claiming to show pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh being burned alive. He was seized after crashing during an anti-IS mission over Syria in December. Jordan had attempted to secure Lt Kasasbehs release in a swap involving Rishawi. Rishawi had been on death row for her role in attacks in the capital, Amman that killed 60 people in 2005.The BBCs Paul Adams: The mood here in Amman tonight is furious Karboli was convicted in 2008 for killing a Jordanian national. Punishment and revenge The two prisoners were executed at 04:00 local time (02:00 GMT), government spokesman Mohammad al-Momani said on Wednesday morning. Jordan earlier vowed an earth-shattering response after IS posted an online video showing what militants say is the pilot standing in a cage engulfed in flames. Mamdouh al-Ameri, a spokesman for the Jordanian armed forces, said on Tuesday that Lt Kasasbeh had fallen as a martyr. His blood will not be shed in vain. Our punishment and revenge will be as huge as the loss of the Jordanians. Jordanian state TV reported that Lt Kasasbeh was killed a month ago. Since then Jordan, which has joined the US-led coalition against IS, had tried to secure his release as part of a prisoner swap, offering to free Rishawi in exchange. IS had sought her release as part of a deal to free captive Japanese journalist Kenji Goto. A video that appeared to show Gotos dead body appeared four days ago. The BBCs security correspondent, Frank Gardner, says the latest video is aimed at a world already shocked by the calculated cru