Jordanian jihadis returning from Syria war rattle U.S.-aligned kingdom
Jordanian Islamist Ahmad Mahmoud fought with rebels in Syria for six weeks earlier this year, then slipped back across the border to seek treatment for a war wound - even though the authorities had warned him not to return. Within a week the bearded 23-year-old fighter found himself in the dock at a military court, facing terrorism charges filed by authorities who are taking an increasingly tough stance against homegrown militants fighting in Syria's civil war. Their rising numbers have rattled the Hashemite kingdom, a U.S. ally against ...
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