One of those executed was Iraqi would-be suicide
bomber Sajida al Rishawi, who was on death row for her role in a hotel
attack that killed 60 people.
The other was Ziad al Karbouli, who had been an aide to the
late former leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al Zarqawi, and who
was sentenced to death in 2008 for plotting terror attacks on Jordanians
in Iraq.
Jordan had promised a swift and lethal response after IS released a video showing captured pilot Mu'ath Al Kassasbeh being burned alive in a cage.
Jordan promised a swift response to Mr Al Kassasbeh's murder
Since news of his death emerged, #IAmMuath has been
trending on Twitter, with protesters chanting the slogan outside King
Abdullah's palace in Amman.
The pilot's father, Safi, has said he "considers Mu'ath a
martyr to God", and called on the Jordanian government "to take revenge
for Mu'ath's blood".
He added: "The blood of Mu'ath is this country's blood. The
country has to take its revenge, and I call for no one to remain alive
from Islamic State, I call for revenge by executing prisoners, and I
call to erase the Daesh organisation."
IS had demanded the release of Rishawi in exchange for Mr Al Kassasbeh and Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, who the militant group killed in a video posted online three days ago.
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