Syria Reopens Jordan Border Crossing After Mending Ties
- Syria will resume normal passenger and commercial traffic through the Nassib border crossing with Jordan starting Wednesday morning, after the crossing was briefly closed following recent Jordanian airstrikes in southern Syria.
- Jordan launched airstrikes against alleged ISIL hideouts in southern Syria on Monday, responding to a shooting at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak last Friday that killed nine people and wounded 25.
- The raids killed at least seven people in Daraa and Suwayda, including five family members, while Jordan claimed the strikes killed more than 20 fighters at 'Daesh sites'; Syria condemned the operation as an 'unacceptable violation'.
- Foreign ministers from both nations agreed to form a joint Syrian-Jordanian security committee to investigate the strike's aftermath and develop 'field and intelligence coordination in dealing with terrorist threats'.
- Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi expressed 'deep regret' over civilian deaths in a call with Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, with both sides handling the dispute through 'diplomatic and legal channels' to secure justice.
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Traffic resumes at Nassib border crossing between Syria and Jordan
Damascus, Oct. 28 (SANA) Passenger and commercial truck traffic resumed in both directions at the Nassib border crossing between Syria and Jordan on Wednesday morning, a day after the crossing was temporarily closed following Jordanian airstrikes in southern Syria. The General Authority for Borders and Customs said in a statement posted on Telegram that operations had returned to normal, with border personnel resuming services for travelers and …
Syria and Jordan agreed to set up a joint security committee to investigate the circumstances of the air raids carried out by Jordanian forces in southern Syria, follow their aftermath, and strengthen the mechanisms for field coordination between the two sides, in accordance with a joint statement by the foreign ministries. This news was posted via Cedarnews news. For more breaking news and exclusive reports, they visited our official website.
Jordan and Syria will form a joint security committee to examine the details and consequences of the latest Jordanian strikes on Islamic State targets in southern Syria. The decision was announced in a joint statement by the foreign ministries of the two countries. Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi discussed the operation with his Syrian counterpart, Asad al-Shibani. Safadi said the strikes were carried out based on intelligence informatio…
Syria reopened its main border checkpoint with Jordan on Wednesday.
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