?Where are the jihadists in Jordan

Al-Anbat - Amman - Rashed Al Assaf

Information issued by the joint press conference on the Salt operation indicated that terrorists are not an organization but they carry Takfirist ideology and support the organization of the terrorist state ISIS. The terrorists are not returning from the war in Syria, according to Interior Minister Samir al-Mubaidin. Investigations did not prove - until the conference was held on Monday - that there is any external link to the organization. It was necessary to return to a research study prepared by the researchers at the Center for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan, Mohammed Abu Rumman and Moussa Shteiwi, entitled the sociology of extremism in Jordan in March, which included 760 people with an extremist ideology or affiliated with terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq, . The map of those enrolled in terrorist groups is distributed in the Kingdom's governorates. The percentage of those enrolled in Zarqa is 40.7%, Irbid 17.4%, Balqa 13%, Amman 12%, Ma'an 9.3%, Karak 4.9% and the rest governorates 2.7% Those surveyed in the study or database are still present in Jordan 68.6% while 25% of them were killed and 16% are still fighting in Syria. According to the organization, the participants are distributed as follows: 36.4% are with ISIS, 31% believe in Takfiri ideology, 24.9% are Nasserist, 4.2% are Al-Qaeda and 3.6% are other Salafist Jihadist organizations). According to the places of residence of those who joined the extremist organizations, there were 96 people in the capital Amman, as follows: Amman 40 people, 41.7%, Marka 23, 24%, Qweismeh 14, 14.6%, Al Jamaa 11% 11.5%, Wadi Al Seer 7, 7.3% 1% 1 personSahab) As for Balqa, 94 people were distributed as follows: Qasab al-Salt 68 people 72.3%, South Shouna 2.1% and Al-Basha 24 persons 25.5% Zarqa distributed 311 people with extremist ideologies or joined terrorist groups as follows: Zaraba Zarqa 133 (42.8%), Al-Raseifeh 178 (57.2%) Irbid 117 people distributed on (Irbid tribe 88 people 75.2%, Ramtha 4 people 3.4%, Al Koura 7 people 6%, Bani Kenana 0.9%, Northern Jordan 16 people 13.7%, Beni Obaid one person 0.9% Karak, 33 people (25 people from Kasbah al-Karak 75.8%, two persons from the southern shrine 6.1%, 6 minors 18.2% Ma'an, 67 people are present in Kasbah Ma'an, and one from a brigade in Tafila and one in Aqaba. While there are two people in the Deeban Brigade in Madaba. As for Al-Mafraq, in Al-Kasabah, 4 people and the North West Badia, one person, 4 people in Jerash and one in Ajloun. "

Translated by : Yasmeen AbuBaker