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Abdallah II ready to intervene directly and by proxy in Syria

King Abdallah II of Jordan is putting the finishing touches to a plan to intervene militarily in Syria. The monarch, [...]

Subscribers only Defence 07.06.2017

Intelligence shake-up amid internal squabbling

In naming General Adnan Issam al Jundi head of the powerful General Intelligence Directorate (GID) on March 30, Jordan's King [...]

Subscribers only Agencies 05.04.2017

Amman consolidates rapprochement with Damascus

Jordan's security heavyweights are reconnecting with Syria via the Kremlin.

Subscribers only 22.02.2017

Intelligence reform on the cards

King Abdullah II is preparing a major overhaul of Jordan's security and intelligence services in the wake of the terror attack in Karak in December.

Free access 11.01.2017

Faisal Al Shoubaki

Faisal Al Shoubaki may soon step down as the head [...]

Subscribers only 12.10.2016

GID grapples with Islamic State

The Jordanian intelligence services believe the country is riddled with dormant terrorist cells and they have therefore launched a plan of attack to dismantle them.

Subscribers only 15.06.2016

Amman tries to sweeten Putin

Meshaal Mohammed al-Zaben, Jordan’s chief of joint defence staff, secretly met the Syrian defence minister Fahd Jassem al-Freij in Moscow [...]

Subscribers only Back-Door Diplomacy 03.02.2016

Israel offers drones while US wavers

Israel has offered to sell several observation drones to Jordan's General Intelligence Directorate (GID), sources tell Intelligence Online. A deal [...]

Subscribers only Defence 21.10.2015

Mohammed Dahlan

Mohammed Dahlan, the Palestinian leader and advisor to Mohammed bin [...]

Subscribers only 09.09.2015

American Systems teaches commandos

US trainers from American Systems are poised to move into the barracks of the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 26.08.2015

New crisis unit against Islamic State

The King of Jordan, Abdullah II, convened a meeting of [...]

Subscribers only Defence 08.07.2015

General Atif al Saudi

General Atif al Saudi has been appointed head of the [...]

Subscribers only 10.06.2015

Amman looks to broaden alliances

Jordan's GID has relied on support from the US intelligence services. But the shifting sands in regional diplomacy, with the rapprochement between Washington and Tehran and the new leadership in Riyadh, have sent Amman looking for new allies.

Subscribers only 27.05.2015

The GID

The GID, Jordan's General Intelligence Directorate, believes that the senior [...]

Subscribers only 08.04.2015

Blunt advises Kamal

Conservative MP Crispin Blunt has become an advisor to the [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 11.03.2015

Abdullah II

Abdullah II, the King of Jordan, met his two security [...]

Subscribers only 25.02.2015

Minimal role for stretched COS in Eager Lion

Currently deployed almost to the limits of its operational capacity [...]

Subscribers only Defence 11.02.2015

Khaled bin Bandar

Khaled bin Bandar, the head of Saudi Arabia's General Intelligence [...]

Subscribers only 12.11.2014

Abdullah II

Abdullah II, the King of Jordan, has had parliament pass [...]

Subscribers only 17.09.2014

Amman on front line against ISIS

Jordan, a priority target of ISIS, has heavily mobilised its General Intelligence Directorate (GID) and special forces to halt the movement's expansion.

Subscribers only 16.07.2014

Guoanbu goes to Amman

Mobilised in neighbouring Syria and Iraq, Jordan's General Intelligence Directorate (GID) has been cooperating ever more actively with China's State Security service, the Guoanbu.

Free access 02.07.2014

False-bottomed military aid

Less than a month after Barack Obama's announcement at West Point that the US would strengthen its support to the [...]

Free access Defence 18.06.2014

Twenty-four countries to take part in military exercises

Jordan will host the Middle East's biggest-ever military exercise on [...]

Subscribers only Defence 21.05.2014

Abdullah II

Abdullah II, Jordan's ruler, attended the military parade that concluded [...]

Subscribers only 07.05.2014

Elite forces in the Gulf

Jordanian special commandos are training their Yemeni and Iraqi counterparts and supporting them in the field.

Subscribers only 19.02.2014

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All articles - Jordan

Abdallah II ready to intervene directly and by proxy in Syria

Intelligence shake-up amid internal squabbling

Amman consolidates rapprochement with Damascus

Intelligence reform on the cards

Faisal Al Shoubaki

GID grapples with Islamic State

Amman tries to sweeten Putin

Israel offers drones while US wavers

Mohammed Dahlan

American Systems teaches commandos

New crisis unit against Islamic State

General Atif al Saudi

Amman looks to broaden alliances

The GID

Blunt advises Kamal

Abdullah II

Minimal role for stretched COS in Eager Lion

Khaled bin Bandar

Abdullah II

Amman on front line against ISIS

Guoanbu goes to Amman

False-bottomed military aid

Twenty-four countries to take part in military exercises

Abdullah II

Elite forces in the Gulf

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All articles - Jordan

Abdallah II ready to intervene directly and by proxy in Syria

Intelligence shake-up amid internal squabbling

Amman consolidates rapprochement with Damascus

Intelligence reform on the cards

Faisal Al Shoubaki

GID grapples with Islamic State

Amman tries to sweeten Putin

Israel offers drones while US wavers

Mohammed Dahlan

American Systems teaches commandos

New crisis unit against Islamic State

General Atif al Saudi

Amman looks to broaden alliances

The GID

Blunt advises Kamal

Abdullah II

Minimal role for stretched COS in Eager Lion

Khaled bin Bandar

Abdullah II

Amman on front line against ISIS

Guoanbu goes to Amman

False-bottomed military aid

Twenty-four countries to take part in military exercises

Abdullah II

Elite forces in the Gulf

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