Jordan Arrests 16 People Over Plot to Hurt National Security

The War of Narratives in Jordan

On April 15, Jordanian authorities announced the arrest of 16 individuals linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, accused of preparing rocket and drone attacks from within the country. The state’s narrative was assertive and unmistakable: This was not an external operation misdirected inward, nor an ideological protest gone too far. It was a domestic threat. According to official reports, the operatives were trained in Lebanon — a country with which J…

Webinar on ‘Modern Religious Wars: The Muslim Brotherhood’s Trail of Terror and Destruction’

Save the Persecuted Christians and the Institute for the American Future co-host a webinar titled “Modern Religious Wars: The Muslim Brotherhood’s Trail of Terror and Destruction” at 4:30 p.m. ET on April 17. The event follows the arrest of 16 Muslim Brotherhood members in Jordan, accused of plotting a rocket and drone attack with support from Lebanon. Moderator and Co-Host: Frank Gaffney, president of the Institute for the American Future and p…

RELEASE | Modern Religious Wars: The Muslim Brotherhood’s Trail of Terror and Destruction

MEDIA ADVISORY For Immediate Release April 16, 2025 CONTACT: Dede Laugesen at dede@savethepersecutedchristians.org Modern Religious Wars: The Muslim Brotherhood’s Trail of Terror and Destruction WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Tuesday, Jordanian officials arrested 16 Muslim Brothers in connection with what they say was an international plot set on targets inside the kingdom involving rockets and drones. Jordan says the men were trained and financed in Leban…

In Jordan underground cells of the Muslim Brotherhood are said to have prepared a revolution. 16 people are accused of terrorism.

Jordan arrests 16 accused terrorists

Jordanian authorities announced on Wednesday the arrest of 16 people accused of planning terrorist attacks inside Jordan. The country’s security services say the suspects had been under surveillance since 2021, and half a dozen of them were reportedly members of the Muslim Brotherhood, a transnational Islamist organization.The Brotherhood, which has links to the Islamic Action Front, the largest opposition group in Jordan’s parliament, denies an…

Jordan foils Muslim Brotherhood-linked plot to 'sow internal chaos'

Security services said they found rocket and drone manufacturing facilities outside the capital, Amman