* Islamic State gains wider following after declaring caliphate * Islamists rally for Islamic State in Zarqawi's birthplace * King Abdullah says Jordan more prepared than ever for risk By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN, Aug 29 (Reuters) - He had a good job and a loving family, but it wasn't e**ugh for a 25-year old Jordanian who abandoned his life of privilege in Amman to join the Islamic State group that has seized swathes of neighbouring Iraq and Syria. He is among the first k**wn cases of Jordanians joining Islamic State since the group declared a "caliphate" in June after dramatic territorial gains in Iraq and Syria. His story points to the widening support for Islamic State among Jordanian Islamist fundamentalists inspired by its recent advances in countries that border Jordan to the east and **rth.
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Islamic State's appeal presents Jordan with new test
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