Jordan is facing a unique kind of national security challenge. It finds itself embroiled in an open-ended war with a highly sophisticated network of drug traffickers on its border with Syria. The threat is not limited to Jordan, which has been described as a drug transit country, with most narcotics finding their way to the Gulf countries, but this multibillion-dollar network
AMMAN Proceeding with the new rules of engagement at the Kingdom’s borders has resulted in the killing of 30 smugglers and the seizure of 17,348 palm-sized sheets of hashish and more than 16 million drug pills, Director of Military Media Department Col. Mustafa Hyari said on Thursday.During a media tour organised by the Military Media Department, Hyari stressed the Border
AMMAN His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF), visited the Eastern Military Zone on Monday.King Abdullah was received by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Yousef Huneiti and the zone’s commander, according to a Royal Court statement.His Majesty, via radio, saluted army personnel serving in the Eastern Military
AMMAN His Majesty King Abdullah, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF), visited the Eastern Military Zone on Monday.King Abdullah was received by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Yousef Huneiti and the zone’s commander, according to a Royal Court statement.His Majesty, via radio, saluted army personnel serving in the Eastern Military