Author of biography on King Abdullah | Bylines @ForeignAffairs & @ForeignPolicy | Former Amman-based journalist | Host of On Jordan podcast

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🚨 After three years of research, my biography on King Abdullah has been published. You can now order "The Most American King - Abdullah of Jordan"⬇️ amazon.com/Most-American-Kin…
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❗Syria's Foreign Ministry summoned Jordan's ambassador today for a reprimand over the kingdom's bombing this week that killed Syrian civilians, including children. Amman's attempts to reduce tensions with Damascus have apparently been unsuccessful. xitter.cf/Sana__gov/status/21154…
إدارة الإعلام في وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين لـ سانا: استدعت وزارة الخارجية والمغتربين سفير المملكة الأردنية الهاشمية لدى الجمهورية العربية السورية سفيان القضاة، وسلمته مذكرة احتجاج على خلفية القصف الأردني الذي طال مواقع مدنية في محافظة درعا، وأسفر عن ارتقاء شهداء مدنيين بينهم أطفال وإصابة آخرين. #سانا
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Aaron Magid retweeted
‼️ A State Department Spokesperson: We are aware of reports of Jordanian strikes in southern Syria. We take all reports of civilian casualties, including children, seriously and extend our condolences to the families of those killed. We remain in regular contact with our Jordanian and Syrian partners on regional security, including the security of their shared border. As a matter of practice, we do not detail private diplomatic conversations. Jordan is a close and valued partner of the United States, and we support Jordan's right to defend its borders and its people against cross-border threats. We support continued cooperation between Jordan and Syria to confront the armed groups and trafficking networks that threaten both countries. A stable, sovereign Syria that poses no threat to its neighbors is critical to regional stability. Regards,
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Former Jordanian minister Muhannad Mubaidin: Since 2011, the only things coming from Syria to Jordan have been terrorism and Captagon. xitter.cf/AlArabiya/status/21152…
وزير الإعلام الأردني الأسبق مهند مبيضين: منذ 2011 لم يأت من سوريا للأردن إلا الإرهاب والكبتاغون.. وضبط الحدود اليوم يخدم دمشق وعمّان
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Syria said that Jordan didn't coordinate the Deraa attacks with Damascus, but a US official said that Amman gave Washington advance notice of the strikes, the New York Times reports. (@RajaAbdulrahim @EricSchmittNYT) xitter.cf/mutludc/status/2115064…
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• Syria "strongly condemned" Jordanian strike overnight for violating its sovereignty. • Jordan acknowledged civilian casualties but said over 20 ISIS militants killed. • Masoud al-Salim said he lost his wife, son and three grandchildren in the strike xitter.cf/SANAEnOfficial/status/…
Syria condemns the strikes in Daraa and says it is working with Jordan on a joint field and security committee to prevent further border incidents. #Syria #Jordan #SANANews sana.sy/en/syria/2353944/
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هذا الكتاب يقدَم الكثير عن الأردن، وسياساته، وسيرة ملكه عبد الله الثاني. لكلّ مهتمٍ بفهم المملكة الهاشميّة وسياساتها، هذا الإصدار الجديد للكاتب والصحافي الأميركي آرون ماجيد، صادر عن دار هاشم للكتب والنشر بالترجمة العربية لعمر فتحي. متوفر مباشرة عبر الدار أو في المكتبات العربية، أو عبر موقع "نيل وفرات"، وتطبيق "أبجد"، وقريبًا  عبر kindle. اطلب نسختك الآن! darhashem.com للطلب من داخل لبنان wa.me/96170611220 للطلب من خارج لبنان wa.me/97433799777 #دار_هاشم
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Jordan said the Karak assailants acted alone without external support, but Amman attacked Syria in retaliation for the Church shooting. Jordan claimned the Daraa bombing was coordinated with Damascus, but Syria denied such cooperation. What's happening? xitter.cf/yasmeeneh/status/21149…
امبارح طلع الوزير حكا المنفذين أردنيين و لا شبهات لاي دعم خارجي المسا الجيش بنفذ عمليه في درعا الحكومة الاردنية بتقول العملية تمت بتنسيق مع الحكومة السورية الحكومة السورية طلعت بتقول ما تم التنسيق سوريا اغلقت كل الحدود و المعابر و الشعب السوري بيغلي و بيخور و في عنا اردنيين بسوريا الله اعلم شو وضعهم حاليا حدا بحب يطلع يحكي معانا يشرحلنا بدل ما قاعدين بنلاطش و لا مش شغلك يا مواطن ؟
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❗In the first diplomatic crisis between Amman and Damascus after Assad's ouster, Syria suspends passenger and commercial traffic through the Nassib border crossing with Jordan. Syria protested Jordanian strikes this evening that killed Syrian civilians. xitter.cf/AmmanNet/status/211485…
سوريا تعلق حركة المسافرين والنقل التجاري عبر معبر نصيب الحدودي مع الأردن
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❗Jordanian air strikes in southern Syria this evening have killed seven people, including women and children, reports @alaraby_ar xitter.cf/alaraby_ar/status/2114…
#عاجل مراسل "العربي الجديد": 7 قتلى بينهم نساء وأطفال جراء غارة جوية أردنية استهدفت منزلا في قرية لطف بريف درعا الشمالي جنوبي سورية
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Today's air strike in Syria mirrors the 2015 Jordanian attack in Syria. Both campaigns were part of efforts to unify the nation and were launched shortly after attacks by Islamic extremists: the Karak church shooting and ISIS's burning of pilot Kasasbeh xitter.cf/JournalistErsan/status…
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The Nashama have chased them to the very end. We vowed the terrorists would not escape punishment, and no proponent of dark ideologies that divide Jordanians will be tolerated. We pray that the martyrs’ souls rest in peace and wish the injured a speedy recovery. May God protect and watch over Jordan and its people
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Jordan's police chief says the Karak attack terrorists acted alone. The three Jordanian assailants who were apprehended were named Hazaa Mohammad, Mashal Mohammad, and Ahmad Hussein. The three arrested individuals are family members. xitter.cf/ABCWorldNews/status/21…
Jordanian security forces on Monday arrested three suspects in connection with Friday's deadly attack on a Greek Orthodox church in the Karak region, the country's Public Security Directorate announced. abcnews.link/aHPj677
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Waleed al-Oweimer, a specialist in counterterrorism, estimated that about 3,000 people are affiliated with Jordan’s Salafi-jihadi movement (@Rana_Sabbagh) xitter.cf/MBNEnglish/status/2113…
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“Jordan should wake up from the illusion it has created by being a moderate island,” @amersabaileh said. “Over the years, you can easily see that society was radicalizing. Despite this, no one did anything," he added. xitter.cf/amersabaileh/status/21…
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Odd @QueenNoor post saying it's "too early to know what actually happened in the Karak tragedy. We are all waiting for news." It's clear that an awful terrorist attack was behind the killing of Christians in Karak. What is her other explanation? xitter.cf/QueenNoor/status/21140…
1 Jordan has been my home for almost 50 years including several working before my marriage. 2 it is too early to know what actually happened in the Karak tragedy. We are all waiting for news
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"@muradbatal, founder of the Rimarcs group for the analysis of political violence, said the targeting of civilians during a religious ceremony bore characteristics associated with attacks by Salafi-jihadi groups, particularly ISIS." @Rana_Sabbagh xitter.cf/MBNEnglish/status/2113…
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"Another witness speaking to CNN confirmed that the attack 'lasted a long time' with gunmen shouting Allahu Akbar while targeting the courtyard of the church, where most people were standing." xitter.cf/mlgill90/status/211361…
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An irresponsible @AlArabiya_Eng post. There is no evidence that West Bank or Gaza violence caused this terrorist attack. If a Jordanian is upset about West Bank violence, then killing Christians inside a Karak church makes little sense. xitter.cf/AlArabiya_Eng/status/2…
Al Arabiya Geopolitical & Security Analyst Riad Kahwaji warns that developments in Gaza and the West Bank are fueling extremism and radicalization in Jordan following a deadly church attack.
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Devastating news coming out of Karak, Jordan. Praying for the victims, their families, and all those affected by this depraved and brutal attack on a house of worship. Attacks on Christians continue to escalate worldwide and must be stopped. xitter.cf/osint613/status/211360…
At least 7 people are dead in southern Jordan. Per a Jordanian media outlet, gunmen opened fire inside a church in the city of al-Karak, in the south of the kingdom. Kann news.
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Today's Karak shooting is the deadliest attack targeting Jordanian Christians in over 70 years xitter.cf/TheNationalNews/status…
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