Islamic Action Front (JO)

Type: Organization

Name: Islamic Action Front (JO) (Islamic Action Front, Jabhat al-'Amal al-Islami, Islamic Action Front (Jordan))

Nationality: Jordan

Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for Islamic Action Front (Jordan)

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

1000s rally for reform in Jordan capital

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in the Jordanian capital Amman after Friday prayers to demand economic and political reforms in the Arab country.Chanted anti-regime slogans, protesters held banners accusing the regime of corruption."We ... [Published Press tv - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Jordan, Protesters, Islamic Action Front (JO)

First reported Jun 07 2013 - Updated Jun 07 2013 - 1 reports

US Marine Corps

US Marines along Jordan-Syria border

Iran Press TVFri Jun 7, 2013 2:5PM GMTUS Marines have reportedly been deployed along Jordan border with Syria as the Syrian Army continues to inflict heavy losses on foreign-backed militants.Over 1,000 US troops, who had arrived in the Jordanian port ... [Published GlobalSecurity.org - Jun 07 2013]

Entities: US Marine Corps, Jordan, Marine Expeditionary Force, Islamic Action Front (JO), Syria

First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 2 reports

Jordan arrests 13 after southern riots: MP

People from the Islamic Action Front and other opposition parties display a large Jordanian flag as they demonstrate to demand political reforms, in Amman, October 5, 2012 REUTERS/Muhammad HamedAMMAN: Jordanian authorities arrested 13 people in the southern ... [Published Lebanon Daily Star - Jun 03 2013]

Entities: Rioting, Jordan, Arrests

First reported Feb 23 2013 - Updated Feb 23 2013 - 1 reports

Protesters call for ouster gov't, amendment to constitution in Jordan

Protesters from the Islamic Action Front and other opposition parties shout slogans during a protest in Amman, Jordan, on Feb. 22, 2013. Thousands of Jordanians on Friday took to the streets to call for the ouster of the government led by Prime Minister ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - Feb 23 2013]

Entities: Jordan, Protesters, Islamic Action Front (JO), Abdullah Ensour

First reported Jan 29 2013 - Updated Jan 30 2013 - 1 reports

Jordan on the brink of disaster

Last week’s elections in Jordan resulted in a large majority for tribal leaders, pro-monarchy loyalists and businessmen.Far from ushering in a period of reform as King Abdullah claimed, the elections were designed to maintain the ruling elite’s grip on ... [Published World Socialist Web Site - Jan 29 2013]

Entities: Jordan, Syria, Elections, Amman

First reported Jan 25 2013 - Updated Jan 25 2013 - 1 reports

Government supporters dominate Jordan election boycotted by Islamists

The results were announced yesterday to Wednesday’s parliamentary election in Jordan, indicating that candidates loyal to the current government will dominate the newly empowered parliament. The country’s monarch King Abdullah, whose father King Hussein ... [Published BICOM News - Jan 25 2013]

Entities: Jordan, Elections, Islamic Action Front (JO)

First reported Jan 22 2013 - Updated Jan 23 2013 - 2 reports

Jordan Election Touted as Start of Democratization

(AMMAN, Jordan) — From a podium at an Amman street rally, the leader of Jordan’s Muslim Brotherhood vowed that soon the country would become a “state in the Muslim Caliphate,” bringing cheers of “God is great” from the crowd of bearded, Islamist supporters. ... [Published The China Blog - Jan 22 2013]

Entities: Jordan, Democratization, Elections, Amman, Islamic Action Front (JO)

First reported Jan 22 2013 - Updated Jan 22 2013 - 2 reports

Jordan’s opposition wagers on election boycott

by Nicholas Seeley. Jordanian man at Jan. 18 protest in Amman. (WNV/Omar Alkalouti) It’s the day before a parliamentary election — the only kind of national election Jordan has — but Wednesday won’t see political parties dueling it out for leadership. ... [Published Waging Nonviolence - Jan 22 2013]

Entities: Jordan, Elections, Protest, Amman, Boycott

Quotes

"We say to them (Jordanian regime), start from today and call for reform. Work with us to achieve reform, to avoid Jordan entering into a dark tunnel that would effect everyone including the head of the regime" said protester Mohammad al-Hout

1000s rally for reform in Jordan capital [Published Press tv - Jun 15 2013]

"Police arrested 13 people today and referred them to the (military) state security court" Maan MP Amjad al-Khattab told AFP

Jordan arrests 13 after southern riots: MP [Published Lebanon Daily Star - Jun 03 2013]

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