LONDON: King Abdullah of Jordan on Monday visited the country’s Eastern Military Region Command, which has reported several successful efforts to thwart threats originating from Syria and Iraq in recent weeks, as part of broader efforts to protect national security.
The king reviewed the operational readiness and technical capabilities of the forces and met the chairperson of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Maj. Gen. Yousef Huneiti, the Jordan News Agency reported.
He also met the commander of Task Force Fahd, which was formed by the Jordanian Armed Forces to support border guards and enhance security and operational readiness in response to recent developments in the region.
Jordan shares a 362-kilometer border with Syria and a 179-kilometer border with Iraq, along which the military repeatedly confronts illegal infiltration attempts, including the smuggling of drugs and weapons using drones or balloons.
This month, the Royal Jordanian Air Force launched strikes against drugs and weapons warehouses in the Druze-majority southern-Syrian province of Sweida.
