Jordanian Airstrikes in Syria's Southern Sweida Province Target Drug and Weapon Strongholds
Jordan launched airstrikes in Syria's southern Sweida province, targeting what it described as drug and weapon storage strongholds. This operation is part of Jordan's ongoing efforts to combat drug smuggling networks and enhance border security.
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(Central News Agency, Damascus, 2nd, comprehensive foreign wire report) Syrian state television reported that Jordan launched airstrikes on Syria's southern Sweida province, targeting local drug and weapon storage strongholds. Sweida province is predominantly Druze, and many areas are not under the control of the Syrian government.
Agence France-Presse reported that Syrian state television, citing local sources, stated that Jordanian forces "allegedly... targeted a stronghold controlled by rebel organizations in Shahba village, Sweida province, storing weapons and drugs."
On the other hand, the Jordanian military stated that it had "launched deterrent actions from Jordan against multiple locations along the northern border area used by weapon and drug smugglers."
The military added that it would "continue to actively, decisively, and deterrently confront any actions that threaten (Jordan's) security and sovereignty, dedicating all capabilities and resources to counter them with full strength and determination."
Local sources told the media that a series of Jordanian airstrikes attacked at least five locations, including warehouses in the Syrian town of Arman.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitoring group, stated that one of the airstrikes hit near a local security force branch.
Before the fall of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, Syria experienced a long civil war, during which the amphetamine-type drug "captagon" became Syria's largest export. The trade of this drug was a significant source of revenue during the former president's era.
This synthetic drug is rampant throughout the region, with neighboring countries occasionally seizing it and demanding that Lebanon and Syria strengthen their efforts to combat it.
Jordan had previously conducted multiple airstrikes in southern Syria to combat drug smuggling networks.
Since Assad's fall and the new Islamic government took power, Syria and Jordan have pledged to jointly combat drug smuggling across their shared border.
Parts of Sweida province, which borders Jordan and includes Sweida city, are controlled by Druze armed groups and are not under Damascus's jurisdiction.
An Agence France-Presse correspondent stated that the areas targeted by Jordan's airstrikes today were within the aforementioned scope. (Translated by Chu Hsiang-ping) 1150503
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(Central News Agency, Damascus, 2nd, comprehensive foreign wire report) Syrian state television reported that Jordan launched airstrikes on Syria's southern Sweida province, targeting local drug and weapon storage strongholds. Sweida province is predominantly Druze, and many areas are not under the control of the Syrian government.
Agence France-Presse reported that Syrian state television, citing local sources, stated that Jordanian forces "allegedly... targeted a stronghold controlled by rebel organizations in Shahba village, Sweida province, storing weapons and drugs."
On the other hand, the Jordanian military stated that it had "launched deterrent actions from Jordan against multiple locations along the northern border area used by weapon and drug smugglers."
The military added that it would "continue to actively, decisively, and deterrently confront any actions that threaten (Jordan's) security and sovereignty, dedicating all capabilities and resources to counter them with full strength and determination."
Local sources told the media that a series of Jordanian airstrikes attacked at least five locations, including warehouses in the Syrian town of Arman.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitoring group, stated that one of the airstrikes hit near a local security force branch.
Before the fall of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, Syria experienced a long civil war, during which the amphetamine-type drug "captagon" became Syria's largest export. The trade of this drug was a significant source of revenue during the former president's era.
This synthetic drug is rampant throughout the region, with neighboring countries occasionally seizing it and demanding that Lebanon and Syria strengthen their efforts to combat it.
Jordan had previously conducted multiple airstrikes in southern Syria to combat drug smuggling networks.
Since Assad's fall and the new Islamic government took power, Syria and Jordan have pledged to jointly combat drug smuggling across their shared border.
Parts of Sweida province, which borders Jordan and includes Sweida city, are controlled by Druze armed groups and are not under Damascus's jurisdiction.
An Agence France-Presse correspondent stated that the areas targeted by Jordan's airstrikes today were within the aforementioned scope. (Translated by Chu Hsiang-ping) 1150503
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