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Defence & Security News - Jordan
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Jordan erects barrier on border with Syria and Iraq to stop Islamic State fighters | |||
Jordan is currently erecting a barrier and digging trenches along its northern and eastern borders in a bid to prevent the infiltration of fighters from Iraq and Syria, a top Jordanian general told the Jordanian daily Al-Ra'i tuesday August 11.
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Border guard commander Saber al-Mahayra said the barriers and deep trenches being dug were especially aimed at stopping Islamic State jihadists from entering Jordanian territory.
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The move is part of Amman's defensive approach to the radical Islamist group, which has seized vast swathes of territory across Iraq and Syria. In January, IS captured a downed Jordanian fighter pilot and burned him to death. Jordan's King Abdullah II has since vowed to ramp up the fight against the group, which also published a video of the killing. "The blood of martyr Maaz al-Kassasbeh will not be in vain and the response of Jordan and its army after what happened to our dear son will be severe," the king said in a statement released by the royal court at the time. Jordan shares a porous 350-kilometers border with Syria and a 175-kilometers border with Iraq, both situated in largely arid, desert terrain. |
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