STAUNCHING THE FLOW OF SAUDI SUICIDE BOMBERS TO

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