Archive · 25 Dec 2025
Jordan Strikes Arms and Drug Networks in Syria
Jordan recently conducted military strikes in Syria to target arms and drug trafficking networks.
These strikes happened in the rural areas of Sweida, near the Jordanian border.
Jordan has conducted similar strikes in the past week, including joining the United States to target Islamic State facilities.
The strikes aimed to destroy factories, workshops, and smuggling routes used by traffickers.
Syria has been known for its drug trade, particularly a drug called captagon, which has been used by extremists.
Jordan is part of a larger coalition fighting the Islamic State in the region.
It is unclear if the Syrian government was involved in these recent strikes.
Jordan conducted strikes on arms and drug trafficking networks in the rural areas of Sweida, southwestern Syria.
This is the second time in the past week that Jordan has conducted strikes inside Syria, previously targeting Islamic State personnel and facilities.
The strikes targeted factories, workshops, and smuggling routes used by traffickers to smuggle arms and drugs into Jordan.
Syria has been a hub for drug trafficking, particularly the captagon drug, which has been used by extremists during the Syrian civil war.
Jordan is part of a 90-nation coalition combating the Islamic State in the region, and it is unclear if the Syrian administration was involved in the recent strikes.
- Who
- Jordanian military, with coordination from regional partners
- What
- Strikes on arms and drug trafficking networks in Syria
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday of the past week
- Where
- Rural areas of Sweida in southwestern Syria
- Why
- To neutralize traffickers and destroy sites used for smuggling operations into Jordanian territory
- Location
- Sweida, southwestern Syria
- Date of Strikes
- Wednesday and Saturday of the past week
- Targets
- Arms and drug trafficking networks, factories, workshops, and smuggling routes
- Coordinating Partners
- Regional partners (not specified)
- Jordan's Coalition
- Part of the 90-nation coalition combating the Islamic State
- Syrian Drug Trade
- Captagon (fenethylline) exports earned up to $2.4 billion a year
- Syrian Civil War
- Began in 2011