Sajida al-Rishawi

Jordan's King Abdullah appealed to American lawmakers last week for greater U.S. support.

The State Department could not confirm the claim by the terrorist group.

While one source denies the king's involvement, others believe he will participate in the fighting against the terrorist group.

Jordan has executed Iraqi militant Sajida al-Rishawi and a senior al Qaeda prisoner in retaliation for the murder of captured Jordanian pilot, a security source said Wednesday.

The Jordanian government confirmed al-Kasasbeh's death and vowing a "earth-shaking" response.

Although she is just one of thousands of bombers sent by al Qaeda and its offshoots, her background has helped turn her into a symbol to jihadists.

Jordan said it would go ahead with a proposed prisoner swap only if one of its pilots captured by Islamic State insurgents was freed.

Jordanian officials reportedly agreed to release prisoner Sajida al-Rishawi to the Islamic State (ISIS) in exchange for Jordanian pilot Muadh al-Kasasbeh.

Jordan have offered to release an Iraqi woman involved in a bombing which killed 60 people.

Sajida al-Rishawi, a would-be suicide bomber, is under a death sentence in Jordan.