Jordan declares border with Syria 'military zone'. Jordanian authorities had also suspended all humanitarian aid to the area

Jordan has declared its borders with southern Syria a "military zone" after a suicide attack claimed the lives of six soldiers near a refugee camp housing thousands of Syrians.


General Mishal al Zibn, the chief of staff of the Jordanian army, declared the porous northern and northeastern border on Tuesday a closed military zone, warning that any movement in the area would be treated "without leniency".

"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," the army statement said.

• International relief workers said the Jordanian authorities had also suspended all humanitarian aid to the area and that this could put the lives of refugees at risk.

At least six people were killed and 14 others injured earlier on Tuesday in attack carried out by a suicide car bomber in in al-Rukban, a desolate desert area that has become home to about 70,000 Syrian refugees.

The victims were mostly army personnel, according to an earlier army statement...
 aljazeera.com
21/6/16
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