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 and Syria have been fighting along their mutual border. Jordanian officials said the armies of Jordan and Syria were engaged in nearly daily battles along the border in August. They said the clashes stemmed from attempts by the Syrian Army to prevent suspected Sunni rebels from fleeing to the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Sunni fighters from Jordan have launched attacks on the regime of President Bashar Assad and the kingdom has reportedly offered safe haven to Syrians fleeing the government’s crackdown. Opposition sources said Bedouins from Iraq and Jordan were conducting strikes on the Assad regime in Syria. They said the Jordanian Sunnis […]