[Jack_1]

US, Israeli, Egyptian and Jordanian counter-terror experts are following leads indicating that the Grad missiles fired at Aqaba early Monday, August 2, killing a Jordanian security officer and injuring four people, was part of a coordinated attack against Jordan, a US ally, and the US-led Multinational Force & Observers Organization in Sinai -MFO.

The explosions, which also caused extensive damage to the Intercontinental Hotel in Aqaba, were heard clearly in the Eilat, the Jordanian resort's Red Sea twin at 7.45 a.m. Monday. However, Eilat is ruled out for now as an objective.

At the same time, too, the MFO's command base at Al Gura, northeast of the northern Sinai port of El Arish on the Mediterranean was also attacked. Al Qaeda was apparently demonstrating its ability to hit two US or US-allied Middle East targets at the same time.

This was be the first time that Al Qaeda branches in Jordan and Sinai have been known to synchronize their operations - but not the first time the jihadists have targeted the thriving Jordanian resort of Aqaba, a tourist favorite alongside next-door Eilat.

[humblegunner]

I have a real problem with taking seriously anything written by “Suha Philip Ma’ayeh”.

It makes me question what kind of command of English this “Suha” has.