Jordan Boosts Border Forces Amid ISIS Threat From Iraq, Syria

A senior Jordanian military commander says the kingdom faces a growing threat to its border as ISIS extremists in neighboring Iraq and Syria are being dislodged from their strongholds by military offensives.


Brig. Gen. Sami Kafawin told reporters on Thursday he expects some ISIS terror/fighters, increasingly on the defensive, to make their way to southern Syria and Jordan's border. Kafawin commands the border guard forces.
 [voanews.com/AP]
19/1/17

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