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US commander: Jordan war drill not threat to Syria

A U.S. army commander said Tuesday that a joint military drill that has brought together forces from 19 countries in Jordan is not meant as a threat to neighboring Syria or its leader, Bashar Assad.Syrian newspapers have lashed out at the ongoing "Exercise Eager Lion 12," claiming it was named after the Arabic surname of the Syrian president as a message to him that foreign forces are at his doorstep. Assad is lion in Arabic.The Syrian uprising, which began in March 2011 with mostly peaceful protests calling for change, has turned into an increasingly militarized conflict. The U.N. estimates the violence has killed more than 9,000 people. World powers have backed a peace plan that was put forward by U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan, but the bloodshed has not stopped.The May 7-28 drill in Jordan focuses on training Jordanian and Saudi servicemen in the treatment of refugees, anti-terrorism tactics and naval interception of smuggling vessels, according to Maj. Gen. Ken Tovo, a U.S. comm...

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  2. Syria criticizes Jordan for hosting US-backed Syrian rebel training

    Syrian state media sharply criticized Jordan for hosting U.S.-backed training of Syrian rebels seeking to topple President Bashar Assad, warning Thursday that Amman ...

  3. US to deploy missiles, F-16s in Jordan for protection against Syria , official says

    Jordanian officials said Wednesday that the U.S. will deploy anti-missile batteries and F-16 jet fighters in the kingdom to bolster its defense capabilities in the f...

  4. Kerry in Jordan as regional crises mount

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    Jordanian authorities have arrested 11 suspected al-Qaida-linked militants for allegedly planning to attack shopping malls and Western diplomatic missions in the cou...

  6. Amman denies CIA training Syria rebels in Jordan

    Jordan on Saturday denied an American newspaper report saying that the CIA and US special operations forces were training rebels from neighbouring Syria on its terri...

  7. Abu Qatada a human rights test for Jordan : experts

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  9. Sen. Lindsey Graham on Budget, Syria

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  10. Syria's neighbours plead for help in dealing with refugees

    Syria's neighbours pleaded Monday for more international support to deal with the huge influx of refugees from the war-ravaged country, warning the burden could dest...

  11. US troops sent to Jordan for Syria crisis, Panetta says

    The United States has sent military troops to the Jordan-Syria border to help build a headquarters in Jordan and bolster that country's military capabilities in the ...

  12. Environmentalists warn Jordan River drying up, filled with sewage

    QASR AL-YAHUD, West Bank (AP) — Christian pilgrims who flock to the Jordan River to immerse themselves in the water where Jesus was baptized may have nothing left to...

  1. Syria's civil war spills violence across borders into Jordan , Lebanon

    A Jordanian soldier was killed in clashes with armed militants trying to cross the border into Syria on Monday and sectarian clashes overnight in Lebanon left four d...

  2. Jordan criticizes Israel's plan for new international airport on Red Sea, close to its border

    Jordan is criticizing an Israeli plan to build a new international airport on the Red Sea, very near Jordan's airport in the Gulf of Aqaba.Jordan's civil aviation ch...

  3. Soccer players striving to bring joy to Syria

    For Anas Makhlouf and his Syrian national team, even the so-called home games in Asian Cup qualifying are played a long way from the fans who desperately want them t...

  4. Soccer team hoping to bring joy to war-torn Syria by qualifying for Asian Cup

    For Anas Makhlouf and his Syrian national team, even the so-called home games in Asian Cup qualifying are played a long way from the fans who desperately want them t...

  5. Jordan court jails 5 for allegedly seeking to join Syria's Nusra Front

    Jordan's military court has convicted five Jordanians of trying to sneak into neighboring Syria to join rebels seeking to unseat President Bashar Assad.The court sen...

  6. US, Jordan discuss how to cope with fallout of Syria war

    US army chief General Martin Dempsey, in Jordan on a visit, has discussed ways to help the Jordanian military tackle fallout from the Syrian conflict, a government o...

  7. Jordan foils bid to smuggle arms from Syria

    Jordanian border guards have foiled an attempt to smuggle large amounts of weapons and drugs into the kingdom from Syria, the army said Friday."Forces of the frontie...

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