The Jordanian Arab Army has never been anything but a support and aid to every oppressed person, dealing with displaced persons and refugees with a high spirit of humanity, keeping its aircraft and artillery away from the blood of the innocent, and offering the most precious to alleviate the burden of the tragedy. The humanitarian images broadcast by global, Arab, and local media regarding the Jordanian army’s reception of refugees and their kind treatment are clear evidence that this nation and its army are messengers of peace and humanity, and that every Jordanian soldier, when performing his duty to receive Syrian refugees, welcomed them as a son welcomes his mother, a father his children, and a brother his sister.
In the face of this looming threat, silence was no longer an option, and the Jordanian response was decisive and firm. The Jordanian Arab Army directed qualitative and painful strikes at terrorist dens and smuggling and sabotage warehouses deep within Syria, eradicating the roots of evil before they could extend to safe villages and cities.
Jordan is keen on the security, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the strengthening of the internal front of its sisterly neighbor, Syria, and considers this a national interest. Therefore, operations to pursue and target dens of terrorism, drugs, and arms and war merchants are carried out in constant and permanent coordination with the Syrian government; high-level security and military coordination, stemming from Jordan's concern for the territorial integrity of neighboring Syria and the control of their shared borders, and affirming that the fight against terrorism knows no borders, and that Jordan's security is a red line that cannot be compromised.
The strikes, as announced, resulted in the destruction of sensitive terrorist infrastructure and sent a deterrent message that the Jordanian Armed Forces—vigilant at the borders—are on the lookout for every traitor and border-crosser who wishes harm upon this sanctuary. The electronic flies we see trying to sow discord between the two brotherly states cannot be read in isolation from the ongoing Israeli ambitions and aggressions, which attempt to exploit the security vacuum to roam the region, threatening regional stability as a whole and creating hotbeds of terrorism and strife to threaten the entire region.
The recent strike directed at terrorist dens targeted terrorists who pose a threat to both Syria and Jordan. According to media reports, more than 20 elements were eliminated and a massive weapons depot belonging to the organization was destroyed. The two brotherly peoples, Jordanian and Syrian, must stand together in the face of this danger and not be dragged behind those who manufacture strife, lies, and misleading rumors that serve only the enemies of the nation.
Jordan, with its wise Hashemite leadership, the awareness of its people, and the vigilance of its Mustafa Arab Army, is a rock upon which all the conspiracies of the hateful have shattered. The great sacrifices the nation has made throughout history, and the painful preemptive strikes it directs today at terrorist dens, are the living embodiment of the vow of the free: that Jordan was and will remain an oasis of security and stability, and a true sword defending the dignity and pride of the nation, unshaken by the winds of terrorism, undeterred by the ambitions of the meddlers, and will remain a safe haven for its brothers in Arabism.
