Smuggler killed at border with Syria

The Jordan Armed Forces - the Arab Army thwarted Thursday dawn an infiltration and smuggling attempt coming from Syrian territory, which resulted in the killing of a smuggler while others retreated back to Syria.

“The border guards dealt with a group of people who tried to cross the borders illegally from Syrian lands into Jordanian lands,” said an official military source in the General Command of the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) - the Arab Army.

The source added that the rules of engagement were applied.

The source affirmed that the JAF will deal firmly and decisively with any infiltration or smuggling attempts in order to protect the borders and arrest those who tamper with national security.