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Jordanian-Syrian Army Clash Driving Refugees Into Jordan–Syrians Shooting Refugees
Thursday, August 2, 2012 8:43
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Clashes erupted between the Jordanian and Syrian armies near the border city of Al-Ramtha, according to Turkish State News, Anadolu Agency.
“Jordanians are going down to the border and helping those Syrians who have crossed and doing whatever they can to help out,” said Andrew Harper, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees representative in Jordan. “They’re doing a fantastic job under difficult circumstances.”
Abdalftah Al-Ibrahim, the Mayor of Al-Ramtha Municipality, said shooting between the two armies is not necessarily the best way to describe the exchange of fire that is going on.
“It’s small and limited,” Al-Ibrahim said. “It happens when refugees try to cross, when the Syrian army shoots at them, they get injured, and the Jordanian units come to defend the refugees.”
Mayor Al-Ibrahim said these events have only occurred two or three times. Still, Jordanian assistance is essential, especially when it comes to navigating the mines that are scattered on the border.
“Once they cross the border,” Representative Harper says, “The first reason they know they’ve made it across is when they meet the Jordanian military who gives them food, water, blankets, and protection.” READ MORE HERE
