A high-ranking al Qaeda scholar was detained Monday by Jordanian security forces for allegedly distributing terrorist material online, according to Reuters.
Abu Mohammad al Maqdisi will be held for 15 days for “using the internet to promote and incite views of jihadi terrorist organizations,” security sources told Reuters.
Although al Maqdisi has spoken out against Islamic State brutality in the past few months, his tone was softened since US-led air strikes targeted the militant group in Iraq and Syria.
The self-taught intellectual was previously released from prison in Jordan after spending five years behind bars for terrorism-linked charges.
