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2 weeks, 5 days ago

‘Stand by our Syrian brothers’, says Jordan FM after meeting al-Sharaa

The Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi says Jordan is ready to help rebuild Syria as he holds talks with Ahmed al-Sharaa. Jordan’s foreign minister has held talks with Syria’s de facto ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus as regional leaders move to engage with the new administration following the overthrow of President Bashar al-Assad two weeks ago. Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson …

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4 months ago

Shooting attack at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing kills 3 Israelis

Associated Press

ALLENBY CROSSING, West Bank — Three Israelis were shot and killed Sunday at the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, Israeli officials said, in what appeared to be an attack linked to the 11-month-old war in Gaza. Israel’s military said the gunman approached the Allenby Bridge Crossing from the Jordanian side in a truck and opened fire at …

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4 months ago

3 Israelis killed by gunman crossing border from Jordan, says Israeli army

India Today

A gunman crossing from Jordan killed three Israeli civilians at the Allenby Bridge border in the occupied West Bank before security forces shot him dead on Sunday, Israeli authorities said. The attack took place in a commercial cargo area under Israeli control where Jordanian trucks offload cargo entering the West Bank, officials said. "A terrorist approached the area of the …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Jordanian migrant who tried to storm one of the most secure bases in the U.S. illegally crossed the border WEEKS ago and another overstayed his visa, shocking new details reveal

Daily Mail

Two Jordanian nationals who attempted to breach a critically important military base are in the U.S. illegally, as fears over foreign espionage escalate. The new details about the Jordanians' who tried to unlawfully enter Quantico - one of the largest Marine bases in the U.S. - comes just a week after Congress held a classified hearing on attempts by foreign …

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9 months ago

6 months of war: Anger grows even in Arab countries having peace treaties with Israel

NPR

6 months of war: Anger grows even in Arab countries having peace treaties with Israel Six months of war in Gaza have sent shock waves through the Arab world. Public anger is growing in Jordan and Lebanon, two countries that have peace treaties with Israel. That includes two Arab countries which signed peace treaties with Israel decades ago. Egypt, the …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

The Latest | Families of hostages held in Gaza launch a 4-day march to demand their freedom

The Independent

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11 months, 1 week ago

Eye on the Middle East | Killing of US forces in Jordan and Washington’s response present new challenges

Hindustan Times

On January 28, three personnel of the United States Army were killed in Jordan at Tower 22 — a US logistics outpost near Jordan’s borders with Iraq and Syria used to support the larger al-Tanf garrison in Syria and advise the Jordanian military. This exchange of attacks between the United States and Iran-backed militias in Iraq, however, exposes new fault-lines …

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11 months, 1 week ago

President Joe Biden vows to hit back after 3 US troops killed in Jordan: 'Shall respond'

Hindustan Times

President Joe Biden said Sunday that the U.S. “shall respond” after three American troops were killed and dozens more were injured in an overnight drone strike in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border. Biden said in a written statement that the United States “will hold all those responsible to account at a time and in a manner our choosing.” Defense …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Biden says US ‘shall respond’ after drone strike by Iran-backed group kills 3 US troops in Jordan

Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — President Joe Biden said Sunday that the U.S. “shall respond” after three American troops were killed and dozens more were injured in an overnight drone strike in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border. Three American troops were killed and “many” were wounded Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, in a drone strike in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border, …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Syria faces airstrikes likely carried out by Jordan's air force, 9 killed

Firstpost

An airstrike in southern Syria early Thursday resulted in the deaths of at least nine individuals. The strike was likely carried out by Jordan’s air force, as reported by Syrian opposition activists. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based opposition war monitor, confirmed that nine people, including two children and at least three women, lost their lives in the …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

An airstrike on southern Syria, likely carried out by Jordan's air force, kills 9

The Independent

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

An airstrike on southern Syria, likely carried out by Jordan’s air force, kills 9

Associated Press

BEIRUT — An airstrike on southern Syria early Thursday killed at least nine people and was probably carried out by Jordan’s air force, Syrian opposition activists said, the latest in a series of strikes in an area where cross-border drug smugglers have been active. There was no immediate confirmation from Jordan on the strike that hit the province of Sweida, …

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1 year ago

An airstrike likely carried out by Jordan’s air force targets drug dealers in Syria, reports say

Associated Press

BEIRUT — An airstrike believed to have been carried out by Jordan’s air force struck a province in southern Syria late on Monday night, Syrian opposition activists said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said Monday’s airstrike targeted the area of Salkhad and killed a well-known drug dealer in the region. Earlier Monday, Jordan’s state …

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1 year ago

An airstrike likely carried out by Jordan's air force targets drug dealers in Syria, reports say

The Independent

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1 year ago

A Jordanian soldier is killed in a clash with drug smugglers along the border with Syria

Associated Press

BEIRUT — Jordanian troops clashed Tuesday with dozens of drug smugglers along the country’s northern border with Syria, leaving several dead including one soldier while another was wounded, the army said. Smugglers have used Jordan over the past years to send highly addictive Captagon amphetamines out of Syria, mainly to oil-rich Arab Gulf states. Ahmad al-Masalmeh, a Syrian opposition activist …

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1 year ago

Jordan army kills drug runners at Syria border amid soaring Captagon trade

Al Jazeera

One Jordanian soldier was killed and another injured in shootout near border with Syria. Jordan’s army has said that it killed several drug smugglers near the Syrian border, cracking down on the trade of the highly addictive drug Captagon. Dozens of drug runners crossed the Syrian border on Tuesday, shrouded in dense fog which reduced visibility, and fired at Jordanian …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Common victimhood is a tool, common brotherhood is a lie: The Muslim world unites only against the 'common enemy'

Op India

Since Israel declared war following the Hamas terrorist attacks and ground invasion, the majority of the Arab world has rallied in support of Palestine. Arab world’s support for Palestine is to fight the ‘Zionist’ country, not for Muslim citizens of Palestine Israel-Palestine neighbours Syria, Egypt, and Jordan among others have fought wars citing the cause of Palestinians, however, they all …

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1 year, 4 months ago

An airstrike on southern Syria hits an alleged drug factory, causing damage but no casualties

Associated Press

BEIRUT — An airstrike early Thursday hit an alleged drug factory in southern Syria near the Jordanian border, causing damage but there was not word on casualties, Syrian opposition activists said. Ahmad al-Masalmeh, an opposition activist who covers developments in southern Syria said the target was also used as a narcotics warehouse where smugglers would prepare and package illegal drugs …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Jordan says MP held by Israel over alleged arms, gold smuggling

Al Jazeera

Israel has detained a Jordanian member of parliament in a case related to the alleged smuggling of arms and gold into the occupied West Bank, Jordan’s foreign ministry said. Imad al-Adwan, a member of Jordan’s parliament who had crossed a main border crossing along the Jordan River earlier on Sunday by car, was being held and interrogated by Israeli authorities, …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Palestinians fly to Cyprus in Israeli airport pilot programme

Al Jazeera

Critics say flights do little to make it easier for Palestinians living in territories occupied by Israel to travel. Several dozen Palestinians flew to Cyprus on Monday from an airport in southern Israel as part of a pilot programme ostensibly aimed at allowing Palestinians from the occupied West Bank to fly abroad. COGAT, the Israeli military body responsible for governing …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Jordanian military kills 27 in shootout with Syria smugglers

The Hindu

The Jordanian military said on January 27 that troops have killed 27 suspected smugglers attempting to enter the country from neighbouring Syria. The report on the army's website said that it had thwarted several suspected attempts to smuggle drugs into Jordan from Syria, and that large quantities of narcotics were seized in separate interventions that also left several people wounded. …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Jordanian military kills 27 in shootout with Syria smugglers

Associated Press

AMMAN, Jordan — The Jordanian military said Thursday that troops have killed 27 suspected smugglers attempting to enter the country from neighboring Syria. The report on the army’s website said that it had thwarted several suspected attempts to smuggle drugs into Jordan from Syria, and that large quantities of narcotics were seized in separate interventions that also left several people …

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2 years, 11 months ago

Jordanian officer dead after Syria border clash with gunmen

Associated Press

AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan’s military said Sunday that an army officer was killed in a shootout with smugglers on the country’s northern border with Syria. It said the attackers fled into neighboring Syria and “large quantities of narcotics were seized and transferred to the competent authorities.” The Jordanian military said that it would “deal with all force and firmness with …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Jordan fully reopens main crossing with Syria

Al Jazeera

Jordanian officials have urged the US to ease sanctions on Syria in efforts to boost cross-border trade. Jordan fully reopened its main border crossing with Syria on Wednesday in a boost for their struggling economies following a push by Arab states to reintegrate a country they have shunned during its decade-long war. Officials in Jordan, a close United States ally, …

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‘Stand by our Syrian brothers’, says Jordan FM after meeting al-Sharaa

Shooting attack at the West Bank-Jordan border crossing kills 3 Israelis

3 Israelis killed by gunman crossing border from Jordan, says Israeli army

Jordanian migrant who tried to storm one of the most secure bases in the U.S. illegally crossed the border WEEKS ago and another overstayed his visa, shocking new details reveal

6 months of war: Anger grows even in Arab countries having peace treaties with Israel

The Latest | Families of hostages held in Gaza launch a 4-day march to demand their freedom

Eye on the Middle East | Killing of US forces in Jordan and Washington’s response present new challenges

President Joe Biden vows to hit back after 3 US troops killed in Jordan: 'Shall respond'

Biden says US ‘shall respond’ after drone strike by Iran-backed group kills 3 US troops in Jordan

Syria faces airstrikes likely carried out by Jordan's air force, 9 killed

An airstrike on southern Syria, likely carried out by Jordan's air force, kills 9

An airstrike on southern Syria, likely carried out by Jordan’s air force, kills 9

An airstrike likely carried out by Jordan’s air force targets drug dealers in Syria, reports say

An airstrike likely carried out by Jordan's air force targets drug dealers in Syria, reports say

A Jordanian soldier is killed in a clash with drug smugglers along the border with Syria

Jordan army kills drug runners at Syria border amid soaring Captagon trade

Common victimhood is a tool, common brotherhood is a lie: The Muslim world unites only against the 'common enemy'

An airstrike on southern Syria hits an alleged drug factory, causing damage but no casualties

Jordan says MP held by Israel over alleged arms, gold smuggling

Palestinians fly to Cyprus in Israeli airport pilot programme

Jordanian military kills 27 in shootout with Syria smugglers

Jordanian military kills 27 in shootout with Syria smugglers

Jordanian officer dead after Syria border clash with gunmen

Jordan fully reopens main crossing with Syria