Seven killed in clashes near Jordan-Syria border

At least seven people have been killed as clashes erupted between Jordanian security forces and Takfiri Daesh militants in the northern city of Irbid.

According to the reports, police and security forces on Tuesday took part in an operation against ISIL terrorists in Irbid, near the border with Syria.

A Jordanian police officer is among the dead. Meanwhile some sources said security forces killed a number of attackers.

The Jordanian Interior Ministry initially described the assailants as “fugitive outlaws,” but later said they were suspected ISIL terrorists.

At least two security forces and two civilians were also injured in the operation, while one was arrested.

A security source said that helicopters and troops were also deployed in a Palestinian refugee camp, where most of the wanted suspects had hidden.

Irbid is located some 20 kilometers south of the Syrian border, where security forces regularly arrest people who try to join militant groups in Syria.

Amman has also tried dozens of militants who returned from Syria. They were fighting alongside al-Nusra Front or Takfiri terrorists against the Syrian government.

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