The burning alive of a Jordanian pilot by the ISIL group is a "turning point" in the kingdom’s fight against the Takfiri militants, a minister said in remarks published Saturday.

The burning alive of a Jordanian pilot by the ISIL group is a "turning point" in the kingdom's fight against the Takfiri militants, a minister said in remarks published Saturday.

Air strikes carried out so far by Jordan's air force were "the beginning of an ongoing process to eliminate" ISIL, Interior Minister Hussein Majali said, quoted by government newspaper Al-Rai.

Amman said its warplanes launched dozens of strikes on Thursday against the terrorist group after threatening a harsh response to the murder of pilot Maaz al-Kassasbeh.

Majali said the Jordanian air strikes that destroyed the "terrorist" group's facilities, arms depots and training centers on Thursday were the start of a campaign to "wipe them out completely".

"The state of Jordan is entitled to retaliate against this terrorist organization, and we will pursue it wherever it is," he told Al-Rai.

"History shows that Jordan never forgets to avenge (such attacks), no matter how long it takes... we have the resources to deal with this.

"The day of the hero, martyr pilot's assassination is a turning point in Jordan's history in order to face this horrific crime that was committed by the cowardly terrorist organization," said the minister.

Jordan is part of the US-led coalition battling ISIL, which has seized swathes of territory in Syria and Iraq last June.