Jordan confronts growing
threat of Salafist-jihadist militants on the part of its nationals «ألف
مجاهد أردني في سورية بينهم «قادة
بقلم رنا الصباغ
17 فبراير 2014
As
the Syrian war escalates to the north, Jordan is increasingly plagued
by the armed Salafist-jihadist brigades and al-Qaeda militants from all
sides. This old-new danger is deepening as the political and security
chaos hit the region and pushing thousand Jordanians to join armed
jihadist organizations in Syria.
Today,
Jordan is utilizing its diplomatic weight and the influence of its
intelligence apparatus to mobilize the intermittent efforts of regional
and Western countries, relying on its bilateral relations and its
security services to protect itself from the unbridled surge of
extremist militants.
However, the fight against these forces and takfiri
extremist groups that are fomenting sectarian discord among Muslims and
other religious communities, will only be viable through the
establishment of a regional and international system operating at
different levels and axes, with protective, defensive, operational and
intelligence strategies.
“Let us acknowledge that all Arab countries, without exception, are facing the threat of armed jihadist terrorism and the takfiri
ideology that opposes democracy, political and religious pluralism,
moderate Islam and the values of humanity and tolerance,” a Jordanian
official said.
The
alternative is to foil the rise of militant groups and the cross-border
danger that they constitute. Jordan should impede the communication
between extremist groups of North Africa and their counterparts in other
countries in the region. Moreover, it should work with other countries
to put an end to Salafist-jihadist activism on the part of Jordanian
nationals.
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