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Jordan's Changing Attacks
The terrorist threat in Jordan has evolved from the coordinated bombings that targeted Amman hotels in 2005, killing at least 57 people, to attacks carried out by small cells or individuals using firearms and bladed weapons, sometimes without direct direction from an organizational leadership. A study tracked 53 plots linked to the Islamic State between 2014 and 2018, seven of which became actual attacks. It linked Jordan’s targeting to the country’s geographic location, its ties with the West and its participation in the coalition against the group, as well as domestic radicalization and online incitement. Attacks in recent weeks have brought this shift back into focus: nine people were killed and 34 injured in an attack on a church in Karak, then a security corporal was killed in a bladed-weapon attack in Amman. The incidents raised questions about how authorities handle people previously convicted in terrorism cases and about the effectiveness of preventive measures.
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