At least four policemen and one suspect have been reported killed in heavy gunfire in the Jordanian village of Wesya in the outskirts of Karak city after security officers stormed an apartment.
Two more suspects were arrested in Tuesday's violence that came shortly after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group claimed responsibility for Sunday's attack at a popular tourist destination in Karak city.
The security sources told Al Jazeera that the suspects were on the wanted list and were not affiliated with the gunmen from Sunday's attack.
A video uploaded to social media purported to show Tuesday's exchange of fire in Wesya.
On Tuesday, ISIL said "four soldiers of the caliphate" armed with machine guns and hand grenades carried out Sunday's attack at the Crusader-era Karak Castle that killed 10 people.
"We promise the Crusader coalition countries something worse and more severe, Allah permitting ...," it said, referring to the anti-ISIL coalition member states.
Jordanian authorities and ISIL said the gunmen were shot dead by police during the course of a siege that lasted several hours.
Jordanian officials have refused to identify the attackers, calling them "terrorist outlaws".
Security sources said the perpetrators were Jordanian nationals.
Seven members of the Jordanian security forces, two local bystanders and the Canadian tourist were killed in the attacks which also left 34 people wounded.
Salamah Hamad, the country's interior minister, said on Monday at least five suicide belts were found, together with an ammunition cache, automatic weapons and explosives in a hideout in a house in the desert town of Qatranah, 30km northeast of Karak.
The gunmen had sought refuge in the Crusader castle after opening fire on police patrols and a police station in the city in southern Jordan, Hamad said.
Based on the quantities of explosives and weapons, "I don't think the target was just Karak castle, it's more," he added.
He would not elaborate, saying disclosing details at this stage could imperil national security.
Oasis of stability
Sunday's shootings were the latest in a series of attacks over the past year that have challenged the pro-Western kingdom's claim to be an oasis of stability in a region.
Jordan plays a key role in the US-led military campaign against ISIL, which seized large areas in neighbouring Iraq and Syria in 2014 and proclaimed a "caliphate" there.
Many Jordanians oppose their country's involvement, saying it has led to the killing of fellow Muslims and raised security threats inside Jordan.
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