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Abu Muhammad al-Tahawi, an al Qaeda-linked Jordanian Salafist cleric, said Jordanian Salafists had planned an attack in Israel and were getting closer to fighting in Israel "via Jordan, Syria and Lebanon." The Jordanian Salafist movement has sent 250 fighters to Syria, and some are leaders in Damascus, Aleppo, Deraa, and Idlib.
Security forces detained 11 militants linked to a suspected al Qaeda plot against Western and commercial targets in Amman that included assassinating diplomats and bombing embassies and shopping centers. The terrorist cell planned to use weapons and explosives smuggled in from Syria, and had prepared explosives "aimed at inflicting the heaviest human losses possible."
2 Zarqawi cousins detained in Jordan after fighting in Syria
Abu Musab al Zarqawi's family members and aides continue to fight in the theaters of jihad six years after his death.Abu Qatada appeal: UK called for pardon by Jordan
More than 100 US troops have been deployed to Jordan to provide aid in securing the border as well as humanitarian support for Syrian refugees. Additionally, US and Jordanian forces are monitoring Syria's chemical and biological weapons stocks.
Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada appeals deportation to Jordan
King Abdullah II dissolved Jordan's parliament, paving the way for elections. The Islamist opposition Muslim Brotherhood staged protests, saying they would boycott the elections. However, only 7,000 of an expected 50,000 protesters showed.
Muslim world demands int'l action to stop religious insults
Saudi steers citizens away from Syrian jihad
US braces for more violence from anti-Muslim film
Worries intensify over Syrian chemical weapons
Airstrikes Push Syrians to Refugee Camps in Jordan
At border with Egypt, Hamas sees opportunity
Sharp increase in refugee flows from Syria
How German Islamists Recruit Young Men for Jihad
State Dept. and Pentagon Planning for Post-Assad Syria
Israel Prepares Plans to Neutralize Syrian Chemical Weapons
Analysis: No happy outcome in Syria as conflict turns into proxy war
Jordan Is Anxious as Syrian Refugees Flood In
In Syria conflict, US struggles to fill intelligence gaps
