Border Guards find missing 5-year-old Syrian girl

AMMAN — Border Guards rescued a five-year-old Syrian girl on Monday  several hours after she had reportedly gone missing near the country’s northeastern border, according to an official source at the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army.

Upon the Royal directives to give priority to humanitarian issues, and upon the directives of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Gen. Mishal Al Zaben, the King’s military adviser, the Border Guards formed a search and a rescue team using a helicopter as soon as they were informed of the incident, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Following coordination with the Iraqi side to ensure the safety of the search operation, the Border Guards found the girl near the Iraqi-Jordanian border after several hours. The girl, who was found startled and scared, was provided with medical attention and was returned to her parents, according to the army official.