{"id":137342,"date":"2026-05-03T06:14:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T06:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=137342"},"modified":"2026-05-03T06:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T06:14:07","slug":"jordan-strikes-drug-weapons-sites-in-suwayda-syria-state-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/137342\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan strikes drug, weapons sites in Suwayda \u2013 Syria state TV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013<\/strong> Syrian state TV on Saturday reported that Jordanian Armed Forces carried out airstrikes targeting weapons and drug storage sites in the southern Druze-majority governorate of Suwayda, where large areas remain outside the control of Damascus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">State TV, citing local sources, said the Jordanian army \u201clikely targeted a headquarters containing weapons and drugs controlled by rebel groups\u201d in the village of Shahba in the northern countryside of Suwayda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a separate statement, the Jordanian Armed Forces said it had conducted \u201ca Jordanian deterrent operation targeting several locations used by arms and drug traffickers along the Kingdom\u2019s northern border.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The military added it would \u201ccontinue to deal proactively, decisively, and deterrently with any threat to the security and sovereignty of the Kingdom,\u201d pledging to dedicate its capabilities to confronting such threats \u201cwith full force and determination.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Local sources told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that a series of airstrikes targeted at least five locations, including warehouses in the town of Arman in Suwayda countryside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that one of the strikes hit near a local security forces branch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During Syria\u2019s protracted conflict prior to the fall of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024, the captagon trade became one of the country\u2019s largest sources of revenue, widely believed to have financed networks linked to the former government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The synthetic drug spread across the region over recent years, prompting neighboring countries to intensify seizures and repeatedly call on Lebanon and Syria to curb trafficking networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jordan has previously carried out cross-border strikes in southern Syria targeting drug-smuggling networks operating along its frontier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the new government assumed power in Damascus following Assad\u2019s ouster, both Damascus and Amman have pledged to strengthen coordination to combat drug smuggling along their shared border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parts of Suwayda, including the city and surrounding countryside, remain under the control of Druze armed groups and outside the authority of Damascus. According to AFP\u2019s correspondent, the areas targeted in Saturday\u2019s strikes fall within those zones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Jwan Shekaki<\/strong><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Syrian state TV on Saturday reported that Jordanian Armed Forces carried out airstrikes targeting weapons and drug storage sites in the southern Druze-majority governorate of Suwayda, where large areas remain outside the control of Damascus. State TV, citing local sources, said the Jordanian army \u201clikely targeted a headquarters containing weapons [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":137343,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[39,7,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-137342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home","category-military-developments","category-syria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Jordan strikes drug, weapons sites in Suwayda \u2013 Syria state TV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Syrian state TV on Saturday reported that Jordanian Armed Forces carried out airstrikes targeting weapons and drug storage\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" 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