US embassy cable - 05AMMAN6629

S E C R E T AMMAN 006629 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NOFORN 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/17/2015 
TAGS: PREL, PTER, IZ, SY, JO, GCC 
SUBJECT: STAUNCHING THE FLOW OF SAUDI SUICIDE BOMBERS TO 
IRAQ 
 
REF: A. STATE 149626 (NOTAL) 
     B. AMMAN 6167 (NOTAL) 
     C. AMMAN 5992 
     D. AMMAN 5761 
 
Classified By: CDA DAVID HALE. REASON 1.4 (B & D) 
 
1.  (S) Post continues to press for Jordanian support on the 
points made in paras 9 and 10 of ref A.  On following up King 
Abdullah's efforts to counter the message of extremist 
tendencies in Islam, ref B outlines the King's ambitious 
plans to keep up the momentum generated by the July 4-5 Amman 
conference's denunciations of takfiri ideology.  Charge is 
engaged on this issue regularly with the King, Prince Ghazi, 
and the Foreign Minister, and has discussed it with the Awqaf 
and Religious Affairs Minister. 
 
2.  (S) On the flow of jihadists to Syria, ref C reports 
post's engagement with the Foreign Ministry.  Charge 
reinforced with FM Kasrawi August 17 the need to keep up 
pressure on Syria to change its behavior on this and other 
points.  Kasrawi confirmed that Jordan is pressing the SARG 
to prove to the U.S. that it is ending behavior that 
destabilizes the region.  He said he would discuss with the 
Prime Minister further steps that Jordan might take on this 
point. 
 
3.  (S/NF) In parallel with our approaches to the Foreign 
Ministry, the Jordanian General Intelligence Directorate 
confirms to post that it remains focused on the jihadist 
phenomenon, will continue to detain travelers passing through 
Jordan who fit the jihadi profile, and block Jordanians who 
appear to be following the same path. 
HALE