Jordan could be ISIL’s next target

(Conclusion)

Jordan is the native country of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the slain founder of the organization that later became the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. However, the kingdom’s jihadist landscape is currently dominated by forces that oppose the group and are aligned with al Qaeda and its Syrian ally, Jabhat al-Nusra. Though the ISIL has its own supporters in Jordan, the best-known jihadist ideologues in the country—people such as Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi and Abu Qatada —have criticized the group, especially its revolt against al Qaeda, creating dissension within jihadist ranks in Syria.