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Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri The Coordinator 2015 Part 4-1-Jordan-2

al-Sham”, translated as “the Levant” or “Greater Syria1”

Since last summer the Obama administration has been missing in action as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, or ISIS, conquered much of Syria and Iraq. But as the terrorist organization now turns its sights on the pro-Western Kingdom of Jordan, Washington can no

longer ignore its territorial gains. Jordan does not appear threatened by an ISIS military offensive. But if ISIS is not rolled back in Iraq, terrorism perpetrated by the radical Islamist group will eventually reach the kingdom. ISIS and Jebhat al Nusra can feed domestic instability and subversion within Jordan. The key is to act now to insulate the kingdom from any onslaught. Given the trajectory

of Syria and Iraq, the pro-West regime in Amman is too valuable for Washington to leave to chance.

In April several Jordanian ISIS members fighting in Iraq posted a video on YouTube, invoking Zarqawi and shredding and burning their passports. The jihadists -- one of whom is wearing an explosive belt -- describe King Abdullah as "despotic" and "a worshiper of the English," vowing to "slaughter" him.The controversy over Jordan’s future role and actions in southern Syria and western Iraq is yet to subside following renewed pledges on June 14 by King Abdullah that the kingdom will go ahead with plans to arm tribes in these regions in a bid to stop the expansion of Islamic State (IS) extremists and secure the country’s borders.

Abu Tair told Al-Monitor his piece was based on information rather than analysis. He remained convinced that in light of growing challenges by IS in Iraq and Syria, Jordan has no option but to intervene.

“Our priority should be to keep the chaos from moving across the border, but any ambitions outside our territory will endanger the kingdom.”

Their presence along our northeastern borders is part of our strategic depth, and we should do everything to protect them without getting into direct contact with IS militants.”

1 http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/untangling-the-middle-east-guide-to-regions-web-of-alliances/article21533409/

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Israel has gifted 16 U.S.-supplied Cobra helicopters to the Royal Jordanian Air Force to help the country deal with threat of the Islamic State extremist group, media reports said.

24 Jul, In the first publicized Israeli military hardware transaction with an Arab nation, Israel has handed over “around 16 Cobra” combat helicopters in support of Jordan’s war on the Islamic State. This was confirmed Thursday, July 23, by a US official close to the transfer. It was also the first time US-Jordanian-Israeli military cooperation in the struggle against ISIS was publicly disclosed. “These choppers are for border security,” said the unnamed US official. DEBKAfile’s military and counter-terror sources disclose that the Cobras are needed for a large-scale Jordanian aerial-commando operation launched in the western Iraqi province of Anbar, which borders on the Hashemite Kingdom. This operation is designed to carve out a security belt tens of kilometers deep inside Iraq as a barrier against Islamic State’s encroachment. Amman approached Washington for combat helicopters to back the operation and was told that the US is short of these items and would turn Israel to pitch in. The US first provided mechanical overhauls for the aircraft before they were incorporated free of charge in Jordan's existing Cobra fleet.The transfer was announced while US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter was touring the Middle East. He arrived in Amman Tuesday, July 21,after talks in Israel, and visited Baghdad unannounced Thursday, July 23 for an update on the war on ISISThe mounting Islamist threat to Jordan is coming now from two directions – the Iraqi province of Anbar and  Syria. ISIS forces have grabbed positions in southern Syria near the intersection of the Jordanian, Iraqi and Syrian borders. They have also moved up to the eastern Syrian town of Abu Kamal on the Iraqi border and, since mid-May, have gradually detached small groups from the captured central Syrian town of Palmyra and quietly built up positions in the south near Jabal Druze.This buildup has been tracked by US, Jordanian and Israeli surveillance. The Islamist domestic threat to the Hashemite Kingdom is no less acute. Jihadist sleeper cells have been

planted in Jordan ready to strike strategic targets for a reign of terror to coincide with the onset of external Islamic State attacks staged from Iraq and Syria. Our military sources report that US-Israeli-Jordanian cooperation is channeled through the US Central Command Forward-Jordan from its headquarters north of Amman. It is staffed by US, British, Jordanian, Saudi and Israeli officers working together to defeat ISIS.

March 2015, King Abdullah of Jordan has called the battle against the Islamic State “World War 3” in what is a “generational fight” to overcome these “outlaws of Islam.” Speaking to CNN, he implored all religions to come together, adding “this is our war.”Tags He made a point of referring to the fight against the Islamic State as a “third World War” and called upon all nations to come together to help counter the threat posed by the militant group since they conquered large swathes of Iraq and Syria last year.“So this is our war. And we have a moral responsibility to reach out to those Muslims, to protect them, and to stop them before they reach our border,” King Abdullah said, speaking

to CNN. The king did not advocate bombarding ISIS positions with nuclear missiles or thousands of tanks, but is advocating a united front, which would bring “Muslims, Christians

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and other religions together.” He stressed that the ideological element of the conflict will be the hardest element to solve. The US and its allies have ample ammunition to pound Islamic State forces for decades to come. The Jordanian king has an ax to grind with the Islamic State. He watched his country mourn the horrific death of captured pilot Moath al-Kasasbeh, who was burnt alive by the Islamic State. However, rather than intimidating a nation of around 6.5 million, the actions undertaken by

the group, formerly known as ISIS or ISIL, have had the opposite effect, the King believes. The country’s interior minister, Hussein al-Majali, has said that Jordan will “wipe [ISIS] out completely.” The monarch mentioned that throughout his country’s history, Jordan has always “punched way above our weight,” while the barbaric nature of the Islamic State has “motivated Jordanians to sort of rally around the flag and the gloves have come off.”

“It has been ten months since President Barack Obama set forth a policy—“degrade and destroy”—for dealing with the Islamic State (ISIS), the radical group that emerged as the successor to Al-Qaeda in Iraq. A growing number of analysts say the forces of the Islamic State are succeeding in their bid to establish a caliphate or kingdom in the heart of the modern Middle East. • ISIS is steadily gaining vital territory

in Syria, Iraq and Libya.• They are steadily recruiting more

jihadists.• They are continuing to rape, pillage,

persecute and behead Muslims, Christians and “infidels” of all stripes.

And they are doing so despite nine months of empty rhetoric from President Obama and half-hearted allied airstrikes against them. In that time, despite daily airstrikes, an increased tempo of training Iraqi troops and a wobbly coalition of 60 nations trying to combat ISIS, the group has made steady gains in both Iraq and Syria: It not only still controls the city of Mosul, on May 17, it routed Iraqi troops in the Sunni stronghold of Ramadi, about 70 miles from Baghdad. In Syria it took the strategic city of Palmyra. It has extended its reach into Libya and conducted its first terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia, blowing up a Shiite mosque in the eastern city of Qatif. Far from being degraded, the group Obama once infamously derided as ‘the jayvee’ appears in the eyes of many, to be on the march. If the question is, ‘Is ISIS winning?’ the answer, for now, appears undeniable: Yes.”

Countering the ISIS Threat to Jordan David Schenker Wall Street Journal July 13, 2014 Since last summer the Obama administration has been missing in action as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, or ISIS, conquered much of Syria and Iraq. But as the terrorist organization now turns its sights on the pro-Western Kingdom of Jordan, Washington can no longer ignore its territorial gains.Jordan does not appear threatened by an ISIS military offensive. But if ISIS is not rolled back in Iraq, terrorism perpetrated by the radical Islamist group will eventually reach the kingdom.The Jordanian Armed Forces is cohesive, competent, nonsectarian and loyal to King Abdullah. It trains extensively with U.S. forces and receives $300 million in annual U.S.

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military assistance. In armor and air power, the kingdom's defenses are more than adequate to secure its 112-mile border with Iraq. Jordan has fortified its positions along its 225-mile Syrian frontier as well.On June 22 ISIS captured the Iraqi city Ar Rutba, 90 miles from Jordan, as well as the border crossing of Turaibil. Jordan quickly reinforced its defenses, moving tanks and troops -- reportedly including the vaunted 71st Counter Terrorism Battalion -- to the border. It also dispatched F-16 fighter jets to target ISIS forces on the Iraqi side of the border.A more pressing concern than the border is that ISIS will establish a base of support within Jordan of men committed to violent subversion. The scenario is not far-fetched. From 2002-05 Jordan experienced a series of deadly terrorist operations perpetrated by ISIS's antecedent, al Qaeda in Iraq, a group led by Jordan national Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Jordanian militants today generally appear to be more sympathetic to the Syrian al Qaeda affiliate Jebhat al Nusra, but ISIS does have a cadre of supporters. On June 20 dozens of men demonstrated in support of ISIS in the town of Maan.In April several Jordanian ISIS members fighting in Iraq posted a video on YouTube, invoking Zarqawi and shredding and burning their passports. The jihadists -- one of whom is wearing an explosive belt -- describe King Abdullah as "despotic" and "a worshiper of the English," vowing to "slaughter" him.Jordan takes the terrorist threat seriously -- in 2013 it spent $1.3 billion, nearly 13% of its budget, on internal or homeland security and national defense. The U.S. provided the kingdom with more than $1 billion in 2013, including $360 million for economic assistance, $300 million in military aid, a $200 million supplemental cash transfer, and $140 million to care for nearly one million Syrian refugees.To better enable Jordan to counter militant Islamist inroads, Washington is going to have to do more -- particularly in economic support. In addition to raising economic assistance to $700 million next year, the U.S. could convene a "Friends of Jordan" conference to encourage the monarchy's Western friends and regional allies -- like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates -- to increase financial contributions.Today the underserved, economically depressed and restive regions such as Rusayfa, Zarqa, and Maan provide the lion's share of Jordanian jihadists in Syria. Economic development and job creation might make these areas less fertile ground for militant Islamist recruitment. In the near term, a large cash infusion would at least diffuse domestic tensions and foster more good will toward Amman.The kingdom would benefit from expanded U.S. training in counterinsurgency warfare and detecting improvised explosive devices. Jordan's operational capabilities would also be improved by additional U.S. Black Hawk helicopters, which are well suited for rapid troop deployment and counterterrorism missions. Jordan has only eight of these aircraft in service.U.S. Central Command should coordinate a joint border-defense strategy for Jordan and Saudi Arabia, two states currently in ISIS's cross hairs. Until Baghdad regains control of its western border, Washington should encourage Jordan to continue aggressive cross-border actions against ISIS. Now that Washington has deployed drones over Baghdad to defend the U.S. Embassy, the Obama administration should consider moving armed unmanned air assets over western Iraq to help Jordan establish an ISIS no-drive zone along the Jordanian border.ISIS and Jebhat al Nusra can feed domestic instability and subversion within Jordan. The key is to act now to insulate the kingdom from any onslaught. Given the trajectory of Syria and Iraq, the pro-West regime in Amman is too valuable for Washington to leave to chance.David Schenker is the Aufzien Fellow and director of the Program on Arab Politics at The Washington Institute.

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IS threat could push Jordan beyond its borders Author: Osama Al Sharif Posted July 1, 2015 The controversy over Jordan’s future role and actions in southern Syria and western Iraq is yet to subside following renewed pledges on June 14 by King Abdullah that the kingdom will go ahead with plans to arm tribes in these regions in a bid to stop the expansion of Islamic State (IS) extremists and secure the country’s borders. Speculation about a major shift in Jordan’s strategy toward its two war-torn neighbors became rife when the king presented the armed forces with a Hashemite flag during a solemn ceremony June 9, which observers said was highly symbolic and loaded with messages. The royal court said in a statement, “The Hashemite flag’s colors and motifs combine elements of history, legitimacy, religion and Arabism found in the Hashemite family and the Great Arab Revolt.” In an attempt to explain the meaning of this move, Jordanian Armed Forces Chief of Staff Gen. Mashal al-Zaben told armed forces radio June 10, “The banner will not replace the official Jordanian flag and the ceremony is meant as a message to others that our patience has limits.” He added, “The army will fend off outlaws and terrorists and that its role is no longer limited to defense but will act as a deterrent.” It remained unclear what the new approach to external threats will look like.

But an article   published June 14 by political commentator Maher Abu Tair in the daily Ad Dustour created an unexpected public uproar. He wrote that the “[historical] functional description of Jordan could be changing and that Amman could become the capital of a new Arab kingdom” expanding into parts of Iraq, Syria and the West Bank. He added, “Jordan, like other countries in the region, is threatened with sabotage and fragmentation … or it could declare itself as an incubator for Arab Sunnis. Either we expand under a new formula or cease to exist!” Reactions to his article came from every side with local and Arab commentators, former government officials and foreign correspondents speculating about Jordan’s territorial expansion into parts of Syria and Iraq. Former Minister Mohammad Dawodieh wrote in the daily Alarab Alyawm on June 21 that as Jordanians, “We will not accept any increase or decrease in our borders nor will we accept altering the country’s official title.” In his June 19 column in Ad Dustour, political commentator Oraib al-Rantawi criticized “the absence of an official storyline” regarding the army’s ceremony and its meanings. He rebutted arguments about the possibility of a birth of a “greater Jordan,” adding, “It is naive to believe that Iraqis, Syrians and Palestinians will give up on their national identity.” He then asked, “What about the position of Jordanians, whether Jordanians of Palestinian origin or East Bank Jordanians? Will they accept becoming a minority in their own country?” Rantawi concluded that such a plan, if it exists, “will raise challenges to national identity, which remains a controversial matter in Jordan.”

Abu Tair told Al-Monitor his piece was based on information rather than analysis. He remained convinced that in light of growing challenges by IS in Iraq and Syria, Jordan has no option but to intervene. On June 19, Agence France-Presse reported from Damascus that representatives of some of Syria’s leading pro-government tribes rejected support from Abdullah against IS, accusing him of backing “terrorists.” Syria has repeatedly accused Jordan of training and arming opposition groups that are fighting the Damascus regime. But on June 26, a number of Syrian tribes issued a declaration welcoming the king’s pledge to train and arm members of the tribes, in light of the latest advances by IS militants in Syria. A spokesman for the tribes, Sheikh Mahmoud al-Jibn, said that tribal chiefs plan to meet in Amman after the end of Ramadan in mid-July to back the initiative. Abu Tair said, “It will be interesting to see how Jordan will react if the tribal chiefs issue a direct call for the army to intervene in their areas.” On May 1, Iraqi Vice President Osama al-Nujaifi said Jordan has agreed to arm Iraqi tribes in Anbar province to defend areas against IS militants. It took the

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government more than 10 days to react to speculations about the kingdom’s possible expansion. Government spokesman Mohammad al-Momani said June 24 that Jordan has no plans “whatsoever” to expand beyond its borders, rejecting as baseless any reports or speculation that suggest the opposite. “Jordan respects other countries' sovereignty. … In fact, we help these countries regain their stability and security,” he said in a news conference.

But political commentator Fahd al-Khitan said Jordan’s strategic approach to conflicts in neighboring countries could be changing. He told Al-Monitor, “The role of the security and military organs will increase as we face long-term threats.” He added, “We are still at a stage where we have not moved from defense to deterrence, but there are signs that our position could be changing soon.” Khitan further stated, “Our priority should be to keep the chaos from moving across the border, but any ambitions outside our territory will endanger the kingdom.” Lower House Deputy Jamil al-Nimri said, “Backing Sunni tribes in Iraq and Syria is a must if we are to defeat sectarianism and lawlessness and create a moderate national power.” He told Al-Monitor, “Any talk about territorial expansion and regional ambitions [for Jordan] reflect sickly delusions.” As to calls to protect Syria’s Druze minority in Suwayda province, Nimri said, “Their presence along our northeastern borders is part of our strategic depth, and we should do everything to protect them without getting into direct contact with IS militants.”

Political analyst Labib Kamhawi was critical of any Jordanian role outside its borders. He told Al-Monitor, “Jordan is being pressured to become an incubator to absorb the outcome of partitions [in Iraq and Syria], which serves Israeli and American interests.” He added, “What is happening in the region is extremely dangerous, and Jordan should not be part of attempts to partition both countries so that Sunni tribes can become part of Jordan along a federal setup.” He said, “Fattening Jordan will not serve the cause of Arab nationalism.” He warned of Israeli plans to create “a Druze belt” in the Golan Heights leading to a Druze state that would play a similar role to Jordan's, in other words, a buffer zone between Israel and the rest of the Arab world. Jordanians remain divided over a possible new role for Jordan in Syria and Iraq. Most recognize the rising threat of IS and other Islamist groups such as Jabhat al-Nusra so close to their borders. But few believe a greater Jordan is the answer to such threats. As Khitan said, “Jordan should be wary of attempts to lure it into a military and political trap outside its borders.”

Exclusive: ISIS columns heading from Syria toward Jordan, first targeting the border crossingDEBKAfile Exclusive Report May 24, 2015, The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant – ISIS – was on the move Sunday, May 24, from central Syria to the Jordanian border, DEBKAfile’s exclusive military sources report. They were advancing from the central town of Palmyra, which they seized last week, in columns of US-made tanks and armored cars taken booty in Iraq. No Syrian military force was there to block their advance on the border. Our sources report that the initial ISIS mission is to take control of the eastern section of the border, including the meeting point between the Syrian, Jordanian and Iraqi frontiers. They are estimated to cover the 250 km from Palmyra to the Jordanian border byTuesday, May 26, passing through Deir el-Zour in the east, which they already occupy.After the border crossing, ISIS is expected to seize villages and towns in northeastern Jordan, especially Ar Ruwayshid, where 800,000 Syrian refugees shelter. The Jordanian army, our sources report, had the foresight earlier this month to reinforce its western frontier against a potential ISIS assault on the frontier from point where it links with the Israeli and Syrian

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borders and up to the Tanaf border crossing, However, the Islamists are heading for the eastern sections whic the Jordanian army did not fortify with extra troops. It is important to note that the United States maintains in the Kingdom of Jordan 7,000 special operations troops and an air force unit to guard its northwestern border with Syria. Most are stationed at Jordanian military bases in Mafraq, opposite the central sector of the border with Syria. By reaching Jordan’s doorstep, the Islamic State is posing a challenge to President Barack Obama and forcing him to reach a decision, avoided thus far, about sending US troops to confront the terrorists. The ISIS approach may stir into action the clandestine cells the group maintains in the towns of central Jordan with strong local support. ISIS is popular in the kingdom, especially in the southern regions abutting on Israel and Saudi Arabia. Ma’an is seen as an Islamic State stronghold in southern Jordan. 

** Regards Cees: The Alarming Threat By Isis To The King Of Jordan (Prophecy In The News) by Shoebat Foundation on April 27, 2015 in Featured, GeneralBy Walid Shoebat (Shoebat Exclusive)Most ignore that the father of ISIS is neither Iraqi or Syrian, but Jordanian of the Beni Hassan tribe whom Abu Musab al-Zarqawi belonged to and who  is considered today as the “spiritual father” of ISIS, the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq until his death in 2006. And today, Jordan is witnessing important changes in which Islamist Salfists are now transferring their allegiance from the Salafist groups to ISIS. But this problem is the tip of the iceberg. The bigger problem is that it used to be that most Salafists came from a Palestinian background, but now, the most prominent Salafi jihadists who are giving allegiance to ISIS have overflowed into the tribal Jordanian stock, like Bani Hasan which these tribes were the backbone of the King. As these tribal allegiances deteriorate by transferring to ISIS so will the Kingdom begin to see ‘the writing on the wall’.It is important to also note that these tribes are the original biblical Edomites and Moabites and why this is crucial is that Jordan prophetically (Edom, Moab, Ammon) is spared from the onslaught of Antichrist (Daniel 11:41). How this emerges becomes clearer that now Jordan’s government in which the King, Abdullah II, is solely dependent not on the Palestinian stock, but on tribal allegiances from the biblical Edomites and Moabites who are moving towards ISIS by the day.Palestinians compose mostly more than half of the population, who came as Palestinian

refugees between 1947 to 1967 after loosing to the Jews. Even though most Palestinians and their descendants in Jordan are fully naturalized, making Jordan the only Arab country to fully integrate them, the problem is that in the Middle East, Palestinians do not integrate much and have a tendency to transform their host into a base for their causes. So what is left of Jordan who historically have been the backbone of the King’s support (the tribes) are beginning to ditch their allegiance to the King. In Jordan, the largest tribes are Bani Sakhr (who historically fought against Napoleon‘s army under the command of General Kleber), Bani Gharaibeh, Bani Hamida, Bani Hasan (the tribe which Zarqawi belongs

to), the Howeitat and others … these were always the backbone of the King.Besides our focus on biblical Edom, the Bedouin (Desert Dwellers, Wanderers), has a significant spiritual lesson. Bedouin comes from the Arabic badiya which means ‘desert’ and the word Arab  which in the semitic language comprises of three letters “Arb” literally means

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wanderer, while “Abr” (Eber, literally means Hebrew, or to pass through or enter). In other words, one, being of Ishmael, is wandering lost while Eber, being of Israel, passes through the Jordan into the promised land while Arab and Allah prevents the region from obtaining the salvation from God and obstructs entry into the Kingdom of Heaven. The key then is to come from being a ‘lost wanderer’ (Arb) into salvation. Truly, this is the crux of the whole issue and is why Arabia’s Islam adopted the god Allah to mimic the Hebrew God and is why Islam, the religion of Antichrist “looks like a lamb with two horns, but speaks like a dragon” (Revelation 13:11). It is this culmination of this Antichrist religion, which wants to pass through the Jordan, not through the true God but through his allegiance to a god of Fortresses (war) sparing Edom and Moab, two prophetically significant tribes  on his way to invade Jerusalem.Today, this tribal affiliation includes even the Royal Family which is descended from the Prophet Muhammad who himself came from the Hashemite clan of the tribe of the Quraysh (hence the name ‘The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan’.

The King of Jordan, King Abdullah II and his familyWhile the King, as his father before him, were raised by the English in their management of the country, the problem has been especially, a desire to remove such western influence, especially east of the Jordan where huge numbers are now transforming their support from Salafist to ISIS. Cities such tribal areas as Salt and Ma’an, and the tribal areas, have become centres of jihadi Salafists and are now transferring their allegiance to ISIS. The movement has expanded also in other tribal cities like Zarqa which is the hometown of Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi.The expansion of ISIS includes the movement in the tribal city of Russeifah, comprising hundreds of thousands of people, has been strengthened as a result of leaving tribal traditions.

Russeifah which consists of a large number of young people (68% of its population under the age of 25) also adjacent to Zarqa form the Salafist jihadist stronghold in Jordan. Comprising most of the city streets where poverty worsened by mud barriers and narrow alleys, and Zarqa’s population below the poverty line in Jordan with an annual average income of 436 Jordanian dinars (615 €), according to a study by the United Nations development program and now a whopping 85 % of the jihadist community supports ISIS  who could thus attract the rest of Jordanians

to start the war of victory against the King.

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One prominent figure is Amer Al-Khalayleh. He is the brother in law of Abu Mus’ab Al-Zarqawi, the father of ISIS.

Then we have Abu Sayyaf who focuses on the leadership role under Al-Nusra, namely, Iyad al-Tubasi, also known as Abu Julaybib, son-in-law of Zarqawi, who is said to have fought alongside him in Iraq and was a leader of the front for victory in Damascus and Daraa. Then there is Abdul Latif, also known as Abu Anas Al-Sahabeh, who was a leader in Al-Nusra Front, the closest to ISIS’s brutal killings.The problem compounds when also the middle class in Jordan are getting closer to ISIS due to the agenda of the Salafists complaining about taxes with increasing number of middle class seeing their incomes go down and find themselves in a State of despair.Young people are the most important source of human munitions for ISIS and the lack of political integration among young people has helped to advance ISIS’s agenda. ISIS raised the bet against the Hashemite Kingdom in February this year when they posted a video showing ISIS burning pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh being burned alive in a cage and now they are repeatedly threatening the system via downloading videos on YouTube showing members of Jordanians joining ISIS while burning their Jordanian passports threatening to crawl towards the Kingdom to annihilate it. Government policy is based primarily on three main tactics to defeat ISIS. First, they acquitted several renowned jihadis for denouncing ISIS such as Abu qatada al-Maqdisi, to force Jihadis to represent a more moderate option. Jordan has adopted a strategy of ‘ divide and conquer ‘ as such persons are willing to condemn ISIS is significant for the King to remain in power.The Jordanian Government adopted a second approach focused on the detention and prosecution of suspects, and that 60% of whom come from towns Russeifah and Zaqra where the Kingdom is more lenient fearing to lose tribal loyalties. The Salafist jihadists circumvented censorship by rerouting their trips, traveling to Iraq via Turkey or other Arab countries then returning to spread the ISIS dogma.The third strategy for Jordanian intelligence is to penetrate the Jihadi groups. But this has been significantly more successful with Al-Nusra while ISIS has very strong intelligence thanks to Abu Ali al-anbari, the second in command in ISIS.By switching to ISIS, Jordan is more concerned about the repercussions that will be aligned with the return of Jordanian fighters as well as the growth of ISIS at the home front.

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