US EditionJordan bombs alleged drug sites in southern Syria
- On Saturday, Jordanian warplanes struck suspected drug and arms storage sites across southern Syria, targeting at least five locations in the Suwayda countryside along the 375-kilometer border.
- The Jordanian military said it "carried out a Jordanian deterrent operation targeting several locations" to address persistent security threats and organized smuggling activities along the Kingdom's northern border.
- Local sources reported strikes hit sites near Umm Al-Rumman and Malh, plus a former State Security branch in Shahba, where state media noted the army "likely... targeted a headquarters containing weapons and drugs."
- Druze National Guard fighters targeted drones linked to the Jordanian military with heavy machine gun fire, while intensive drone activity continued over the area following the operation.
- Suweida province remains largely outside Syrian government control under President Ahmed Al-Sharaa, complicating cross-border anti-smuggling efforts following the ouster of Assad and the drug trade's role as former regime funding.
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der Standard DEJordan's army spoke of a "deterrent operation against several locations used by arms and drug traffickers"
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Free Malaysia Today NewsJordan strikes drug, arms smuggling sites in southern Syria
Syrian media say warplanes hit sites in Suwayda province
The Jordanian army, for its part, stated that it had "conducted a deterrent operation targeting several sites used by arms and drug traffickers along the kingdom's northern border." Source link: https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2026/05/03/syrie-la-television-d-etat-fait-etat-de-frappes-jordaniennes-sur-des-depots-de-drogues-et-d-armes-dans-la-province-de-souweida_6684924_3210.html Author: Publish date: 2026-05-02 22:43:00 Copyright f…
Syrian state television reports that Jordan carried out airstrikes on a weapons and drug storage facility in the southern province of Sweida. Local sources told state television that the Jordanian army “likely” hit a headquarters controlled by rebel groups in the village of Shahba.
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