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Jordan Conducts Airstrike on Suspected Drugs and Weapons Site in Syria's Sweida Province
Jordanian forces conducted a strike on a drugs and weapons storage facility in Sweida, Syria. The province, largely outside Damascus' control, has been a target for Jordan's cross-border operations against smuggling networks. These efforts focus on Captagon, a Syrian-made amphetamine.
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Jordanian forces struck a drugs and weapons storage facility in Sweida province, Syria, according to reports. Sweida is a Druze-majority province in Syria and remains largely outside Damascus' control. @MarioNawfal reported that Jordan has been conducting cross-border strikes against smuggling networks for years.
The strikes target Captagon, a Syrian-made amphetamine flooding the region. @MarioNawfal noted that Assad's fall left southern Syria ungoverned and the routes wide open. Jordan stopped asking Damascus for permission a long time ago, as per the reports.
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