The King of Jordan Is Personally Leading Combat Missions Against ISIS?

On 4 February 2015, Western media reports began to circulate claiming Jordan's King Abdullah II planned an exceptionally hands-on response to the brutal execution of Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh at the hands of Islamic State militants. According to the rumors, the King planned to retaliate for the pilot's killing by personally leading airstrikes against ISIS.

One such claim, in part referencing "social media reports," was published on Breitbart:

Shafaqna news and Iraqinews.com claimed to have confirmed with their sources that King Abdullah is personally involved in conducting the air strikes. What remains unclear is whether Abdullah is personally suiting up and flying a plane, or instead commanding units involved in the mission.

"The Jordanian King Abdullah II will participate personally on Thursday in conducting air strikes against the shelters of the terrorist ISIL organization to revenge the execution of the Jordanian pilot [Kasasbeh] by the ISIL," said the IraqiNews report.