US military presence in Jordan expands to 1,000 troops

US military presence in Jordan expands to 1,000 troops

The US military has expanded its presence in Jordan to 1,000 troops, officials said Friday, in a show of force amid a raging civil war in neighboring Syria.

“The total comes to about 1,000,” up from about 250 personnel that have been in place for months, a US defense official told AFP on condition of anonymity.

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