Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Jordan, threatened by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, plans to recruit thousands of officers to secure the borders with Iraq and Syria. Officials said the government has decided to recruit at least 3,000 personnel for the paramilitary Gendarmerie. They said the recruits would be trained and equipped to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Jordan has bolstered security measures amid the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from neighboring Iraq and Syria. Officials said the military and intelligence community have been on alert for infiltration by ISIL from Iraq and Syria. They did not rule out that ISIL could use […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Jordan has hosted a major exercise that stressed border security. Jordan and the United States have organized Eager Lion-2014 to focus on border security. Organizers said the Hashemite kingdom provided nine separate areas for Eager Lion, in which 20 militaries were participating. “The Eager Lion operation is based on training […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN – Security sources said Jordan’s military reinforced its presence along the 370-kilometer border with Syria. Jordan has been hosting thousands of rebels trained by the United States. An estimated 2,500 rebels trained in Jordan were said to be fighting south of Damascus. The Jordanian alert came amid a Syrian military offensive […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Jordan has disclosed plans for a major military exercise in May 2014. The military said it would host a multi-national exercise called Eager Lion scheduled for May 25. The two-week exercise would contain more than 13,000 troops from 24 countries. The latest edition of Eager Lion, organized by Jordan and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Jordan has ordered military vehicles from the United States. The U.S. Defense Department has awarded a contract for the sale of Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles to the Jordanian Army. Under the $21.8 million contract, Oshkosh Corp. would supply 12 FMTV platforms over the next 18 months. The Pentagon said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Two Arab states have ordered a U.S. air-to-ground missile. Jordan and Saudi Arabia ordered the Hellfire missile from the United States. The U.S. Defense Department has awarded Hellfire Systems a $28.4 million contract to supply Jordan and Saudi Arabia with missiles. “Work will be performed at Orlando, Fla., with an […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Jordan has sought to block the flow of Islamist fighters to Syria. Officials said the government has ordered tightened control over Jordan’s northern border with Syria. The officials said the intelligence community was also gathering information on plots to send fighters to join the Sunni revolt against President Bashar Assad. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Jordan has opened a massive Syrian refugee camp deep in the desert. The United Nations has overseen a Jordanian tent city that could house up to 130,000 people who were fleeing the war in neighboring Syria. Camp Azraq, expected to be the largest of Syrian refugee facilities, is located in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Jordan has delivered U.S.-origin fighter-jets to Pakistan. Pakistan has received the first of 13 F-16A/B multi-role fighters from Jordan. Pakistani sources said five aircraft arrived and were deployed by the Pakistan Air Force on April 27. “This new fighter would increase the capacity of the Air Force,” Pakistan Air Force […]