Syrian “interim president” Ahmad Al-Sharara, former al-Qaeda leader and head of the jihad rebel group that resigned dictator Bashar Assad in December, visited Jordan on Wednesday for a security meeting with Abdullah II.
“Under His, we have identified the need to closely coordinate with regard to issues relating to border safety and challenges relating to the smuggling of weapons and drugs.” I said A statement from the Jordanian monarchy.
Sharaa's visit, leading the charges to overthrow Assad, his third trip abroad was short but luxurious. He was Personally welcome The king took him to the palace at the airport in Amman for a meeting with almost everyone in Jordan. A few hours later, Shara returned to Damascus.
Jordan is Tortured relationship With his Syrian neighbor during Assad's reign. Jordanians in the Western West generally expelled Assad during the long and brutal Syrian civil war, but when it appears to have been revealed that Assad had come to power with heavy military support from Russia and Iran, they began to repair the fence.
The Jordanians were eager to solve the problem of Syrian refugees. There are over a million Syrian refugees, and many Syrian armed factions and terrorist gangs are nervous about spreading fears across Jordanian borders and smuggling drugs and weapons. The Islamic state was destroyed by the “caliphate” and Assad, at first glance, seemed to be a perfect and snug fit for the throne, the Jordanians wanted to restore profitable bilateral trade, absorbing Syrian refugees and mitigating the costs of carrying out a better border security contract with Damascus.
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Just as this interim reconciliation process had collected steam, Shara and his al-Qaeda derivative, Hayat Taharil al-Sham (HTS), had flare up throughout the country less than two weeks after the last rebel base in northwestern Syria. I conquered Damascus. Assad departs to exile in Russia, and the Jordanians appear to have resigned to deal with Shara.
One of the bright spots in Jordan is that Assad's defeat means a dramatic reduction in Iran's malignant effects on Syria. Meanwhile, groups like the Kurds and Druze may consider breaking away from the new jihadist government and feel that Israel has an obligation to control Syria in the long term as a security buffer, so there are indications that Syria could break into fragments under HTS control.
Jerusalem Post on monday prediction Sharaa's visit to Jordan is extremely important as the Syrian junta leaders are trying to gather support from Western-style powers like Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey to ensure relief from the harsh sanctions imposed on Assad's regime.
Sharaa reportedly went to Jordan to promise more help by securing the border and closing drug crowding operations that Jordanians have long denounced Syrian militia groups loyal to Iran. The interim president traveled through the company of his ministers in foreign and expatriate affairs.
In return, Sharaa hopes Jordan will increase its fuel and electricity supply to Syria and help rebuild the war-torn country.
“Jordan is not a border state with Syria. The two countries share many historically commonalities. For example, the population in northern Jordan has tribal connections with people in southern Syria.” Jerusalem Post It's attracting attention Wednesday.
Sharaa also seeks King Abdullah's support for Israel, which he may understand very well. Jordan accused Israeli airstrikes in South Syria on Tuesday night, violating Syrian territory integrity.
It was done in Jordan Times on tuesday Proposed The monarchy is very close to accepting Sharaa's “interim government” as justified and inclusive (Give or take (Several Kurdish, Druze and Shiite denominations that created the Assad dynasty).
In this analysis, King Canyon Abdullah needs some more assurance that HTS will not return to al-Qaeda roots and become a bloody Muslim tyranny.
new [Syrian] The government equation includes a strong relationship with Turkey given the strong previous relationship between Hayat Taharil al-Sham and Ankara. It also includes the most important relations with Saudi Arabia given Riyadh's regional and international weight.
However, Jordan shares a special relationship with Syria due to its geographical proximity and mutual interest. When Al Sharaa visits Jordan and meets with the dignity of King Abdullah, he understands the importance of dealing with bilateral or regional issues based on this special relationship and can benefit in this respect from the expertise and presence of Jordanian leadership.
Sharaa's trip to Amman was short, but the boot print was not visible after his fact when he left. Abdullah said, “He has declared Jordan's support for his Syrian brothers in rebuilding their country in a way that guarantees Syrian unity, security and stability. Sharaah appears to have said what the king wanted to hear.
