The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Commander of the Jordanian Army), Major General Yousef Al-Huneiti, announced the reinforcement of the kingdom’s border frontlines with specialized forces.
According to Jordanian sources, Al-Huneiti visited the border posts of the Royal Border Guard Battalion 10 and the Royal Border Guard Battalion 12, both part of the 2nd Border Guard Brigade, one of the formations in the Northern Military Region (the borders with occupied Palestine and Syria). This visit was part of his efforts to monitor the readiness of the armed forces’ formations and units.
Al-Huneiti confirmed that the process of reinforcing the border frontlines with specialized forces is ongoing to ensure the achievement of the armed forces’ mission to defend the kingdom’s borders.
This visit and Al-Huneiti’s decision to strengthen the borders come amidst rising security tensions in the region, particularly with the ongoing threats from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to strike Syria and penetrate deeper into its territory.
Recently, King Abdullah II emphasized, during his meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Shara, the importance of closely coordinating with Syria to address border security challenges, particularly in efforts to curb the smuggling of weapons and drugs.
