Jordan’s armed forces said they killed two armed people during a foiled infiltration attempt from Syria on Friday, pushing the rest of the group back across the border.
The Jordanian Armed Forces gave no further details about the incident in a statement issued on Saturday. It said that other members of the group retreated into Syrian territory.
Jordan frequently reports thwarting infiltration attempts along its northern border, often linked to arms and drug smuggling.
In January, Jordan and Syria set up a joint security committee to secure the frontier, crack down on smuggling networks and prevent the resurgence of Islamic State militants in border areas.
Officials in Amman have warned that instability in southern Syria, combined with the presence of armed groups and traffickers, continues to pose security challenges for the kingdom.
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On 11 August, His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of Jordan made a phone call to President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
Jordan is to host a meeting with U.S. and Syrian officials on Tuesday to discuss supporting the rebuilding of Syria after more than a decade of conflict and the ouster of former leader Bashar al-Assad by an Islamist-led rebellion in December.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio received Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi at the State Department on Wednesday as part of Safadi’s diplomatic tour across North America.
A fragile ceasefire has been declared in southern Syria’s Suwayda province on Saturday, following intense fighting that left hundreds dead.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Oaxaca region of Mexico on Saturday.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
Kuwait says oil prices will likely stay below $72 per barrel as OPEC monitors global supply trends and U.S. policy signals. The remarks come during market uncertainty fueled by new U.S. tariffs on India and possible sanctions on Russia.
Honduras has brought back mask mandates as COVID-19 cases and a new variant surge nationwide.
Flash floods in Yemen, caused by heavy rain, have killed at least eight people, including children, across multiple provinces, worsening the country’s ongoing humanitarian crisis.
Canada warns of a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, citing famine and rising civilian deaths, and calls for immediate aid and a ceasefire.
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Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan has written to U.S. President Donald Trump's wife, Melania Trump, and urged her to contact Israel's prime minister and raise the plight of children in Gaza, authorities in Ankara said on Saturday.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine has called on the nations in the global south to “send relevant signals” and push Russia towards peace.
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