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| Iraq |
| Iraq plans close security ties with Jordan |
| 2005-10-06 |
| Iraq and Jordan plan to tighten security relations. Officials said the closer relations would include border security, intelligence exchange and acceleration of Jordanian training of Iraqi police. They said they hope these measures would be implemented over the next few months. "We have a memorandum of understanding to boost cooperation in the security field, whether in fighting terrorism, tightening border controls in both directions and prevention of infiltration," Jordan's Interior Minister Awni Yarfas said. On Oct. 1, Iraq and Jordan signed the MoU meant to pave the way for a joint effort against Al Qaida as well as organized crime. Officials said Jordan has asked Iraq to provide real-time alerts of Al Qaida-aligned plots in the Hashemite kingdom. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |