Jordanian officials said Syria has agreed in principle to revise its southern border with Jordan in the first such move since 1970. Officials said Syria agreed to honor a recommendation by a joint Syrian-Jordanian committee that met last week. The committee, which met in Damascus, determined that Syria seized 125 square kilometers of Jordanian territory since 1970 when the regime of then-President Hafez Assad sent tanks and warplanes to attack the Hashemite kingdom. The panel also found that Jordan should return about 2.7 square kilometers to Syria. Technical teams from the joint panel have completed a draft of the revised Jordanian-Syrian border. Over the next few months, the governments of Jordan and Syria were expected to ratify the draft of the joint committee.| I'm starting to think Syria's actually starting to reluctantly fall in line. I'd also guess they'll remain there until Iran jerks their chain. |