...announced the release of Abu Muhammad al Maqdisi, a pro-al Qaeda, anti-Islamic State jihadist ideologue earlier today. And the news was quickly celebrated by Maqdisi's allies on social media.
(
Later) No official explanation for Maqdisi's release has been given. But a Jordanian "security source"
told Reuters that "Maqdisi was expected to denounce the immolation of the Jordanian pilot" as being contrary to "faith values."
And a Jordanian television station is
already advertising an "exclusive interview" with Maqdisi, who
criticizes the Islamic State once again.
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