Jordan says Iran-linked groups in Syria wage drug war along border
The army said it was bracing for an escalation in confrontations with armed smugglers trying to drop large amounts of drugs along the rugged border terrain with Syria.
Jordanian police check point close the highway between Jordanian capital of Amman and the city of Zarqa, after of large explosions at a Jordanian army base outside the city of Zarqa on the northeastern edge of capital Amman, Jordan, September 11, 2020.(photo credit: REUTERS/MUHAMMAD HAMED)ByREUTERS