Until now, they said, they have not talked to the media as ISIS warned them not to.
The terror group captured Mueller, an Arizona native, in 2013. It said Friday that a Jordanian airstrike that pounded their de facto capital of Raqqa in Syria also killed her.
CNN had previously not published her name at the request of her relatives, who have now publicly identified her.
‘Liars,’ no proof
As the U.S. worked to verify the claim, Jordan slammed the terror group.
“What we know about this terrorist organization is that they are liars when it comes to these things,” said spokesman Mohammed al-Momani. He cast doubt on the extremists’ ability to identify Jordanian warplanes, many U.S. made F-16s, flying at high altitudes.
Jordan has pounded ISIS targets since it released a video Tuesday showing its members burning Jordanian pilot Lt. Moath al-Kasasbeh to death.
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The Jordanian armed forces did not immediately provide details on the number of aircraft nor what targets were hit. Activists told CNN that one strike killed 47 ISIS fighters.
Thousands filled the King Hussein Mosque in Amman, listening to a sermon decrying ISIS as directly opposed to Islam and insisting that Muslims cannot stand idly by.
After prayers, crowds spilled out onto the streets to march calmly and defiantly toward Palm Square. Many held up banners and signs — including Queen Rania, with a poster that read, “Moath, the martyr of justice.” They chanted, “Long live the King.”
ISIS own actions may help galvanize Jordan into a determined foe.
“This is definitely not the U.S.’s war,” said Interior Minister Hussein Majali. “This is definitely our war.”
CNN’s Jomana Karadsheh reported from Jordan and Ben Brumfield wrote this report from Atlanta. CNN’s Nic Robertson, Evan Perez, Greg Botelho, Steve Almasy, Salma Abdelaziz, Ali Younes and Barbara Starr contributed to this report.
