Jordan closes Syrian border after blast kills 6 troops
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Jordanian soldiers and relatives of Belal al-Zuhbe, one of the soldiers killed in an attack on a border military post near a camp for Syrian refugees, carry his body during his funeral at Nahleh village in the city of Jerash, north of Amman, Jordan, June
Jordan has closed its borders with Syria following a bomb blast at a military post outside a Syrian refugee camp which claimed the lives of six soldiers and injured a dozen more.
According to Press TV, following the Tuesday attack that took place outside the Rukban Camp in the area where the borders of Iraq, Syria, and Jordan meet, Jordanian Army General Mishal al-Zibn announced that the northern and northeastern border strip with Syria is a closed military zone as of Tuesday.
"Any vehicle and personnel movement within these areas that move without prior coordination will be treated as enemy targets and dealt with firmly and without leniency," he said in a statement.
The measures will likely hamper aid delivery to the tens of thousands of Syrian refugees waiting at the border camps to be screened for links to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.
Jordan’s King Abdullah II vowed to strike back at the perpetrators “with an iron fist,” adding that, “Such heinous terrorist acts will only make us more determined to carry on with our fight against terrorism and its groups who plotted in the dark against the men who protect the country and its borders.”
Moreover, Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh condemned the attacks, while the US labeled them as a "cowardly terrorist act," adding that it will continue its “unwavering support” for Jordan.
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