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Jordan Closes Borders With Syria And Iraq…..
…after a suicide bombing on Tuesday that killed six soldiers. The Jordanian government said no new refugee camps would be built and none would be expanded. "Any vehicle and personnel movement within these areas that move without prior co-ordination will be treated as enemy targets and dealt with firmly and without leniency," an army statement said. The order went into effect immediately.
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Harsh – or sensibly looking after their own?
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Harsh – or sensibly looking after their own?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Jordan is a small country, 9.5 million population. It is now home to 1.4 million refugees. That makes 1 in 6 of the population a refugee.
So closing the border now, is definitely locking the stable door after the horse has bolted.
It is an understandable gesture after the 6 soldiers were killed, but a futile one. The border isn't really closeable, the refugees will still come.
So closing the border now, is definitely locking the stable door after the horse has bolted.
It is an understandable gesture after the 6 soldiers were killed, but a futile one. The border isn't really closeable, the refugees will still come.
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