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