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Jordanian air strikes in southern Syria target alleged Iran-linked drug smugglers
2024-01-05
It’s all fun and games until someone pokes an eye out.
[IsraelTimes] Jordan launched several aerial raids inside Syria Thursday against suspected warehouses and hideouts of Iranian-backed drug smugglers, local and regional intelligence sources say.

The strikes took place in southern Syria, near the Jordanian border.

The army has stepped up a campaign against drug pushers after protracted festivities last month with dozens of infiltrators from Syria linked to pro-Iranian militias, carrying large hauls who crossed its border with weapons and explosives.

Data published by Jordan’s official mouthpiece Petra on Thursday, showed a more than three-fold increase in drug-related crimes from 2013 to 2022, "prompting an escalation in confronting drug pushers."
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Posted by:trailing wife

#2  Must have some good intel there.
Posted by: Ululating Platypus   2024-01-05 17:47  

#1  jordan bombs syria! hooray!
Posted by: irish rage boy   2024-01-05 09:45  

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