jordan Archives

Al Qaeda

Lisa Lundquist | October 10, 2012

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.

Jordan

Lisa Lundquist | September 26, 2012

Muslim world demands int’l action to stop religious insults

Jordan

Lisa Lundquist | September 24, 2012

Saudi steers citizens away from Syrian jihad

United States

Lisa Lundquist | September 13, 2012

US braces for more violence from anti-Muslim film

Syria

Lisa Lundquist | September 7, 2012

Worries intensify over Syrian chemical weapons

Jordan

Lisa Lundquist | September 2, 2012

Airstrikes Push Syrians to Refugee Camps in Jordan

Egypt

Lisa Lundquist | August 31, 2012

At border with Egypt, Hamas sees opportunity

Syria

Lisa Lundquist | August 26, 2012

Sharp increase in refugee flows from Syria

Germany

Lisa Lundquist | August 24, 2012

How German Islamists Recruit Young Men for Jihad

Syria

Lisa Lundquist | August 4, 2012

State Dept. and Pentagon Planning for Post-Assad Syria

Israel

Lisa Lundquist | August 2, 2012

Israel Prepares Plans to Neutralize Syrian Chemical Weapons

Syria

Lisa Lundquist | August 1, 2012

Analysis: No happy outcome in Syria as conflict turns into proxy war

Jordan

Lisa Lundquist | July 26, 2012

Jordan Is Anxious as Syrian Refugees Flood In

Syria

Lisa Lundquist | July 24, 2012

In Syria conflict, US struggles to fill intelligence gaps

Jordanian jihadist killed in fighting in eastern Afghanistan

Bill Roggio | July 13, 2012

Abu Abdul Rahman al Aseer al Urduni was killed during recent fighting in Ghazni province, a known al Qaeda stronghold.

Jordan

CJ Radin | July 3, 2012

Jordan moves to court Islamists

Jordanian cleric extols jihad at funeral of AQAP fighter

Bill Roggio | June 29, 2012

Omar Mahdi Zeidan offered religious justification for waging jihad against Muslims. His brother was killed in a US drone strike in North Waziristan in early 2010.

Zarqawi’s nephew killed in Yemen drone strike

Bill Roggio | June 23, 2012

Muhammad Fazi al Harasheh, or Abu Hammam, waged jihad in Iraq in 2003 and 2005, and fought in Yemen for five months before being killed in a strike this spring.