Jordan army says it detected suspicious aerial movements near Syria border

The Jordanian army said on Monday its air defence radar system had detected suspicious aerial movements from an unknown source along the border with Syria. Jets believed to be Jordanian had been heard hovering over the Jordanian city of Irbid and areas near the border crossing with Syria, witnesses said The army said an air force squadron had flown to ensure the airspace was not under any threat.

The Jordanian army said on Monday its air defence radar system had detected suspicious aerial movements from an unknown source along the border with Syria. Jets believed to be Jordanian had been heard hovering over the Jordanian city of Irbid and areas near the border crossing with Syria, witnesses said

The army said an air force squadron had flown to ensure the airspace was not under any threat. It did not say from where the movements came.

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