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ISIS Is Said to Claim Responsibility for Attack at Jordan-Syria Border ISIS Is Said to Claim Responsibility for Attack at Jordan-Syria Border
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AMMAN, Jordan — The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that killed seven members of the Jordanian security forces and wounded 13 others on Tuesday at a border crossing with Syria, according to a news agency that frequently serves as a conduit for reports about the militant group.AMMAN, Jordan — The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that killed seven members of the Jordanian security forces and wounded 13 others on Tuesday at a border crossing with Syria, according to a news agency that frequently serves as a conduit for reports about the militant group.
The Amaq News Agency published a video on Sunday from the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, that purports to show a militant fighter blowing up a vehicle filled with explosives near a military checkpoint in Rukban, Jordan.The Amaq News Agency published a video on Sunday from the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, that purports to show a militant fighter blowing up a vehicle filled with explosives near a military checkpoint in Rukban, Jordan.
The agency cited only an unidentified source, but it has proved reliable in the past: It was the first to report that the Islamic State was claiming responsibility for the shootings in San Bernardino, Calif., in December, a deadly rampage at a Baghdad mall in January and an attack in central Jakarta the same month. The agency cited only an unidentified source, but it has proved reliable in the past: It was the first to report that the Islamic State was claiming responsibility for the shootings in San Bernardino, Calif., in December; a deadly rampage at a Baghdad mall in January; and an attack in central Jakarta, Indonesia, the same month.
The Jordanian government responded to the attack last week by sealing its borders with Syria, and aid agencies said that 60,000 refugees living in makeshift camps on the border had received little or no food and water since.The Jordanian government responded to the attack last week by sealing its borders with Syria, and aid agencies said that 60,000 refugees living in makeshift camps on the border had received little or no food and water since.
Relief agencies have expressed concern about the effect that the border closing will have on the refugees. Andrew Harper, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ representative to Jordan, wrote on Twitter that “unfortunately, no water reached the site again” with dust storms and temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.Relief agencies have expressed concern about the effect that the border closing will have on the refugees. Andrew Harper, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ representative to Jordan, wrote on Twitter that “unfortunately, no water reached the site again” with dust storms and temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Jordan is a crucial United States ally in the region and has been contributing to the air campaign against the Islamic State. Immediately after the attack, which took place at a sand berm marking the frontier, speculation immediately fell on the Islamic State.Jordan is a crucial United States ally in the region and has been contributing to the air campaign against the Islamic State. Immediately after the attack, which took place at a sand berm marking the frontier, speculation immediately fell on the Islamic State.
“It doesn’t take much imagination to figure out where this is coming from, the murderers who attacked our borders,” said the country’s foreign minister, Nasser Judeh, during an interview with CNN shortly after the attack. “This doesn’t shake our resolve or our efforts to continue leading the fight against terrorism and extremism.”“It doesn’t take much imagination to figure out where this is coming from, the murderers who attacked our borders,” said the country’s foreign minister, Nasser Judeh, during an interview with CNN shortly after the attack. “This doesn’t shake our resolve or our efforts to continue leading the fight against terrorism and extremism.”
The Islamic State did not claim responsibility for two recent “lone wolf” attacks in Jordan: An assault this month at an office of the Jordanian intelligence service in a Palestinian refugee camp near the capital, Amman, that left five people dead, and an attack at an Amman training compound in which five people, including two Americans, were killed.The Islamic State did not claim responsibility for two recent “lone wolf” attacks in Jordan: An assault this month at an office of the Jordanian intelligence service in a Palestinian refugee camp near the capital, Amman, that left five people dead, and an attack at an Amman training compound in which five people, including two Americans, were killed.
Separately on Sunday, the Jordanian state security court, a special body that has jurisdiction over crimes considered to pose a threat to the country’s internal and external security, said 21 suspects would be tried on terrorism charges.Separately on Sunday, the Jordanian state security court, a special body that has jurisdiction over crimes considered to pose a threat to the country’s internal and external security, said 21 suspects would be tried on terrorism charges.
On March 2, one of the largest Jordanian security operations in recent years left seven people believed to be Islamic State militants and one security officer dead in the northern town of Irbid, not far from the Syria. On March 2, one of the largest Jordanian security operations in recent years left seven people believed to be Islamic State militants and one security officer dead in the northern town of Irbid, not far from the Syrian border.
Security officials said at the time that they had thwarted a plot by the militants to blow up civilian and military targets in the kingdom.Security officials said at the time that they had thwarted a plot by the militants to blow up civilian and military targets in the kingdom.