Army arrests two suspected smugglers on Syria border

By JT - Sep 07,2017 - Last updated at Sep 07,2017

AMMAN — A Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army source said that the Eastern Military Command foiled on Wednesday an infiltration attempt by one person trying to cross the border from Syria, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on Thursday.

Border Guards applied the rules of engagement, arrested the person and referred him to the concerned agencies, the source said.

Also on Wednesday, the Northern Military Command foiled another solo attempt to smuggle 100 guns from Syria into Jordan.

Rules of engagement were applied and the suspect was also arrested.

The crises in Syria and Iraq have placed increasing pressure on Jordan’s army to safeguard the long borders it shares with turmoil-hit Syria and Iraq, extending, combined, along 510km.

Jordan declared the area a closed military zone after a terrorist attack in June, 2016, that targeted a military post serving refugees near the border, killing seven soldiers and injuring 13 others.

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