Jordan strikes arms and drug sites in Syria’s Druze-majority Sweida

Jordanian forces carried out a series of airstrikes in the Druze-majority Sweida province of southern Syria, striking at least five locations that Jordan says were used by arms and drug traffickers near its northern border. Syrian state media and local sources reported strikes on sites including the village of Shahba—allegedly a rebel-controlled headquarters holding weapons and narcotics—and warehouses in the town of Arman. The Jordanian military described the operation as a deterrent effort to confront threats to the kingdom’s security and vowed to continue proactive, decisive action against cross-border smuggling networks.

The strikes come amid a wider regional push to dismantle Syria’s lucrative Captagon trade; some analysts estimate up to 80% of the global supply originates in Syria. Jordan has previously targeted smugglers, while Syria’s Interior Ministry said its anti-narcotics unit recently dismantled a smuggling ring and destroyed production facilities near the Lebanese border, seizing nearly a million Captagon pills and about one kilogram of hashish. as reported by Jerusalem Post

This story has also been reported by: Enab Baladi, Syria Direct