{"id":119240,"date":"2024-12-06T15:17:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T15:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=119240"},"modified":"2024-12-06T15:17:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T15:17:15","slug":"jordan-closes-jaber-crossing-amid-escalating-tensions-in-southern-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/119240\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan closes Jaber crossing amid escalating tensions in southern Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>DARAA, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Jordanian Interior Minister Mazen al-Farayeh announced on Friday the temporary closure of the Jaber\/Nassib border crossing due to heightened security concerns in southern Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Press correspondent said local armed groups gained control of several key border crossings with Jordan on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This development follows the withdrawal of Syrian government forces, including units of the Fourth Armored Division, from these positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The correspondent added that the local groups also seized the Old Daraa al-Balad crossing, with the government troops retreating to the Sajnah neighborhood while transporting their heavy weaponry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shift in control has left most of the government\u2019s military checkpoints in Daraa Governorate under the authority of local groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite these developments, the city of Daraa remains on edge, with the government forces maintaining a state of heightened alert and significant deployments across the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Mo&#8217;ayed al-Ashqar<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DARAA, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Jordanian Interior Minister Mazen al-Farayeh announced on Friday the temporary closure of the Jaber\/Nassib border crossing due to heightened security concerns in southern Syria. 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