Jordanian Armed Forces

Turkey on April 4 expressed concern over April 3's arrests of the former head of the Jordanian Royal Court as well as other former officials for "security reasons."

"We do not see the stability and calm of Jordan, a country that is key to peace in the Middle East, as separate from Turkey's stability and calm," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Greece and Jordan signed a military cooperation pact on Monday.

The agreement, which stipulates the exchange of information and joint military training, was signed by Commodore Michalis Naoum of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) and Brigadier General Amjad B. Al Rudaini, chief of planning and defense requirements for the Jordanian Armed Forces.

Turkey and Jordan have inked a military cooperation agreement, the Jordanian army said in a statement on Feb. 20.

Jordan’s military has released shocking surveillance footage of one of its soldiers gunning down three US Army Green Berets at an air base in the kingdom.
The three soldiers were killed Nov. 4 when their vehicles came under fire at the entrance of the al-Jafr base in southern Jordan.

Jordan has deployed tens of fighter jets to bomb targets of the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq, officials say.

The military has vowed to continue with the attacks to bring IS to its defeat after the death of Moaz al-Kassabeh, a captured Jordanian military pilot who was burned alive, with IS members taking footage of their actions.