Terrorism in jordan

Deadly raid in Ramtha: Jordanian forces kill extremist suspects after firefight

Ramtha is located in northern Jordan near the border with Syria. Over the last decade, it has been a transit area for many Syrian refugees and displaced people.

: Anti-terrorism police secure an area as a raid takes place on November 25, 2025 in Ar-Ramtha, Jordan. The country's Public Security Directorate (PSD) said that security forces raided a site in Ramtha earlier this evening in a search for two brothers wanted by police.
Protesters in the Jordanian capital Amman fly the national and Palestinian flags as well as flags of the Muslim Brotherhood, as they rally in support of Palestinians on January 27, 2023

Jordan sentences nine in Muslim Brotherhood plot against state

 Jordan's King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, US, September 24, 2024.

King Abdullah's silence: Quiet consumes growing radicalization in Jordan - editorial

Palestinian security personnel and mourners seen in the West Bank city of Nablus, December 27, 2024

IDF held back Iranian axis from flooding terror groups in the West Bank with weapons, cmdr. says


King Abdullah II’s silence on Allenby terror attack speaks volumes - analysis

Israel and Jordan boast a symbiotic relationship, perhaps much to the dismay of some on both sides. This requires a robust and brave leadership that rejects violence and terrorism, not the opposite.

 JORDAN’S KING ABDULLAH greets Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas at a conference, on the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea, earlier this month. The PA’s refusal to condemn Hamas’s atrocities exacerbates the situation, says the writer.

Terror threat on Israel expands beyond Gaza, West Bank into Jordan - analysis

The recent terror attack on the 8th of September comes as part of the ongoing smuggling of weaponry and drugs to the West Bank since October 7th.

 Police at the scene where three Israelis were killed in a terror shooting attack at Allenby bridge, a crossing between West Bank and Jordan, September 8, 2024

Maternity ward 'martyrs': IDF kills terrorists hiding in Shifa hospital

At the Shifa Hospital on Sunday, Nahal forces killed terrorists and located numerous weapons hidden within the complex.

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. March 19, 2024.

Jordan hunts down three wanted terrorists

The Jordanian Public Security Department said on Sunday they had neutralized three men wanted on terror charges. The men had opened fire on the police.  

 Jordanian Police Audi A6 C6 sedan in Amman, Jordan.

Jordan vows to eradicate terrorism after deadly standoff

The government has yet to release the identities of the terrorists involved in last week’s raid, raising questions about whether they are foreign or homegrown

A Syrian soldier is seen standing in the Nasib border crossing with Jordan in Deraa, Syria July 7, 2018.

Four security personnel killed in Jordan shoot-out

King says Jordan will strike hard at Islamist radicals.

Jordan's King Abdullah speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland

Analysis: Can Israeli-Jordanian ties survive Temple Mount violence?

Rather then breaking off ties, both leaders used the embassy shooting to wager a behind the scenes deal that allowed both Netanyahu and King Abdullah to claim victory.

Israeli police man a barricade on Salah a Din street after a deadly terror attack in Jerusalem, July 14, 2017.

Comment: A test for King Abdullah

The terrorists were freed on condition that they did not engage in either terrorism or incitement of terrorism subsequent to their release.

Jordan's King Abdullah speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 12, 2016

La haine chevillée au corps

Le soldat jordanien qui a tué sept fillettes israéliennes a été libéré

B. Netanyahou, entouré du roi de Jordanie, avec les proches des victimes

Jordan executes 15 people, 10 for terrorism convictions

It was the largest number of people executed in one day in Jordan's recent history, according to a senior judicial source.

An honor guard marches at the Royal Palace in Amman, Jordan

Jordan executes 15 people, 10 for terrorism convictions

It was the largest number of people executed in one day in Jordan's recent history, according to a senior judicial source.

Jordanian policemen stand guard during a rally to support security services after shooting at Karak castle, in Amman, Jordan, December 23, 2016