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Black flags have been removed from rooftops. Graffiti proclaiming the extremists' imminent victory has been...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eLocal authorities quickly stripped away public signs of support for the Islamic State group in the desert town of Maan. \u003cbr/\u003eBlack flags have been removed from rooftops. \u003cbr/\u003eGraffiti proclaiming the extremists' imminent victory has been whitewashed.\u003cbr/\u003eBut supporters of the Middle East's most radical extremist group are only laying low after their surprise show of strength in protests last summer. \u003cbr/\u003eDespite government efforts, Islamic State activists say support for the group is growing in Maan and elsewhere in Jordan. \u003cbr/\u003eJordan is one of the West's key allies in the region.\u003cbr/\u003eOver the summer, jihadi Salafi marches were held in Maan, Zarqa and several other cities, with protesters raising black banners and chanting slogans in support of the Islamic State group.\u003cbr/\u003eGiven the poverty and anger at perceived government neglect, such protests could easily erupt again and spread, warned Maan's mayor, Majed al-Sharari.\u003cbr/\u003eUp to two-thousand Jordanians are fighting in rebel ranks in Syria and Iraq, most of them with extremist factions, and several hundred have been killed, according to Hassan Abu Haniyeh, an expert on Islamic movements.\u003cbr/\u003eOne of the leading Islamic State group activists in Maan said he and others are still working to build their base.\u003cbr/\u003eThat may be overconfidence. \u003cbr/\u003eHardcore supporters of the Islamic State group's self-proclaimed \"caliphate\" likely number in the thousands in a nation of 6.5 million. \u003cbr/\u003eThe government says the threat is overblown. \u003cbr/\u003eBut extremists do have momentum, attracting followers with promises of radical change and an ostensibly more just society at a time when many Jordanians can't find jobs, struggle with rising prices or feel abandoned by the pro-Western ruling elite.\u003cbr/\u003eThe war in Syria gives them a cause and battlefield experience. \u003cbr/\u003eSupport for the Islamic State group runs strongest among jihadi Salafis. \u003cbr/\u003eThe jihadi Salafi movement backs the waging of violence - holy war, as they portray it - to bring about rule by the strict version of Islamic Shariah law that they contend is the only acceptable interpretation.\u003cbr/\u003eExperts estimate that the number of Jordan's jihadi Salafis has doubled since the 2011 outbreak of the Arab Spring uprisings, to at least nine-thousand hardcore members.\u003cbr/\u003eThey are part of the broader movement of Salafis, who number in the tens of thousands around Jordan. \u003cbr/\u003eThe vast majority in the movement opposes the jihadi branch and say preaching, not violence, is the way to spread their vision of Islam.\u003cbr/\u003eMaan, Jordan - 29 October 2014\u003cbr/\u003e1. Various of poster of a Jordanian Salafi fighter, Osama Kraishan, killed in Syria in January 2014.\u003cbr/\u003e2. Various of pro-Islamic State graffiti reading (Arabic) \"Islamic State will last forever.\"\u003cbr/\u003e3. Various of graffiti whitewashed on orders from Maan's mayor Majed al-Sharari\u003cbr/\u003eUndisclosed location, Jordan - 4 July 2014 (fighter did not want to reveal his exact location for security fears)\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) name not given, former jihadi:\u003cbr/\u003e\"What happened in Syria has made our hearts bleed, it made me forget myself, my family and all that I own in this life. So I went for Jihad for the sake of Allah, and to make Allah's word supreme, and to help and support our brothers in Syria.\"\u003cbr/\u003eMaan, Jordan - 28 October 2014\u003cbr/\u003e5. Omar Mansour, 23 (left, in blue), former volunteer fighter, and his brother Abdullah (right, black hat), also a former fighter, sitting next to his father and brother\u003cbr/\u003e6. Close of Omar and Abdullah\u003cbr/\u003e7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Omar Mansour, former volunteer fighter from Maan:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I joined the Jihad in Syria in 2013 with the Nusra Front to make God's religion victorious and to raise the flag of 'No God, but God' (jihadist flag). I fought against the regime forces during the time I was in Syria, but I returned (to Jordan) because of illness.\"\u003cbr/\u003e8. Omar's father smoking\u003cbr/\u003e9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdullah Mansour, former volunteer fighter:\u003cbr/\u003e\"I went to join an al-Qaida organisation in Abyan (in Yemen), but the al-Qaida organisation had left the area where were supposed to meet. I was arrested with another Yemeni by the Yemeni army in an ambush.\"\u003cbr/\u003eMaan, Jordan - 29 October 2014\u003cbr/\u003e10. Mohammed al-Shalabi, known as Abu Sayyaf, preacher of jihadi Salafism, shaking hands with members of his tribe inside furniture shop\u003cbr/\u003e11. Abu Sayyaf and his tribe members sitting\u003cbr/\u003e12. Close of shop owner's face\u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohammed al-Shalabi, known as Abu Sayyaf, preacher of jihadi Salafism:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Yes, people are divided in general, but after the campaign (US-led coalition campaign against the Islamic State group) more people have become supporters of the Islamic State group. I think that in the future the Nusra Front will be exclusively for Syrians only.\" \u003cbr/\u003eMaan, Jordan - 4 July 2014\u003cbr/\u003e14. Jihadi flag flying over square in Maan city\u003cbr/\u003e15. Bank building with black walls, torched by rioters during clashes with Jordanian security\u003cbr/\u003e16. Pro-Islamic State banner placed on top of bank building reading (Arabic) \"Maan is the Fallujah (a jihadist stronghold in Iraq) of Jordan. We congratulate the Islamic nations, the Omari (Referring to Famous Muslim Caliph) victories in Iraq and Syria.\"\u003cbr/\u003eMaan, Jordan - 25 April 2014\u003cbr/\u003e17. Various of armoured vehicles on outskirts of Maan\u003cbr/\u003eMaan, Jordan, 29 October 2014\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Majed al-Sharari, Mayor of Maan:\u003cbr/\u003e\"If this situation continues. I think a catastrophe will occur in Jordan. I think it will not take long, I think it will start in 2015.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAmman, Jordan - 4 November 2014\u003cbr/\u003e19. Exterior of Prime Minister's offices, Jordanian flags in foreground\u003cbr/\u003e20. Mohammad al-Momani, State Minister for Media Affairs walking through corridor\u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE (English) Mohammad al-Momani, State Minister for Media Affairs:\u003cbr/\u003e\"There is a huge exaggeration of the phenomena of extremism in Jordan. We do have a small group of Jordanians who express their sympathy for terrorism, and terrorist organisations, and fundamentalist ideology, but we think this phenomena is under control.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAmman, Jordan - 26 October 2014\u003cbr/\u003e22. Wide of street\u003cbr/\u003e23. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Hassan Abu Haniyeh, expert on Islamic movements:\u003cbr/\u003e\"There are deep problems in Jordan, basically with the nature of economic problems, as well as political and social issues, if the problems are not solved, more hotbeds for this organisation (Islamic State group) will be created. The number joining the organisation is growing, for example before the beginning of the Arab Spring the numbers of jihadis didn't exceed four-thousand, now we are talking about nine-thousand.\"\u003cbr/\u003eMaan, Jordan - 4 July 2014\u003cbr/\u003e24. Various of Salafi volunteers distributing meals to the poor\u003cbr/\u003e25. 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