King Abdullah II ofJordan on Monday met with John Allen, the U.S. coordinator of an international coalition against Daesh [ISIL] group, in capital Amman.
The Jordanian Royal Court said on Twitter that it would release a statement later on Monday on the content of discussions between Allen and Abdullah II.
Allen had told the official Jordanian news agency earlier that a ground attack on Daesh targets would begin "soon."
He added that the international coalition was preparing 12 Iraqi army brigades – in terms of training and arms – in advance of launching a ground operation.
Allen plans to visit a handful of Asian states to discuss means of raising to 64 the number of coalition member-states.
He denied reports of a change in the coalition's strategy, stressing that the alliance's objective was simply to defeat the militant organization.
King Abdullah II had earlier vowed to launched an "unrelenting war" against the Daesh.
He made the statement only one day after the appearance of a video purportedly showing Daesh burning a captured Jordanian pilot alive.
Last year, the Daesh overran vast territories in both Iraq and Syria, prompting the U.S. to form an international coalition to fight it.
In recent months, the coalition has launched numerous aerial strikes against Daesh targets in both Iraq and Syria.
