Pro-ISIS sympathies simmer in Jordanian city (Ma'an)

CNN ^ | 9/30/2014 | Samira Said, Jomana Karadsheh and Laura Smith-Spark

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The quiet, sandy streets of the southern Jordanian city of Ma'an belie the pro-jihadi sentiments simmering just under the surface.

Black graffiti showing the ISIS flag defaces walls and shopfronts on the main road, the backstreets where children walk to school, and roundabouts where cars packed with families speed past.

One hundred and fifty miles south of the capital, Amman, Ma'an has always been known as a rebellious city in Jordan. For decades it has been at the center of repeated episodes of violent riots and confrontations with the security forces.

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Ma’an-oh-Manischewitz!