Fighters in Sweida during the July massacres. Archive photo Omar Haj Kadour/AFP Screenshot2025-12-26at63123PM_512071
This is the second time in a few days. After taking part alongside the U.S. Air Force in a series of strikes against Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria, the Jordanian air force on Wednesday targeted "arms and drug traffickers" in the south of the country.These attacks focused especially on the province of Sweida, controlled by the "national guard" of Druze leader Hikmat al-Hijri. By seemingly flexing its muscle in this way, Amman is trying to impose itself as an influential actor on the Syrian scene, as well as to assert its determination to safeguard its gains there, one year after the fall of the Assad regime. In the headlines Jordan confirms its participation in US strikes in Syria This is not the first time Jordan has carried out strikes in southern Syria. Even before the fall of Bashar al-Assad, the...
This is the second time in a few days. After taking part alongside the U.S. Air Force in a series of strikes against Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria, the Jordanian air force on Wednesday targeted "arms and drug traffickers" in the south of the country.These attacks focused especially on the province of Sweida, controlled by the "national guard" of Druze leader Hikmat al-Hijri. By seemingly flexing its muscle in this way, Amman is trying to impose itself as an influential actor on the Syrian scene, as well as to assert its determination to safeguard its gains there, one year after the fall of the Assad regime. In the headlines Jordan confirms its participation in US strikes in Syria This is not the first time Jordan has carried out strikes in southern Syria. Even before the fall of Bashar al-Assad, the...
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