U.S. first official presence in Jordan and the arrival of 200 troops as a down payment to build a military base on the Syrian-Jordanian border

Jordan announced on Wednesday evening, he will receive 200 U.S. troops on its territory to strengthen its armed forces in the light of the continuing deterioration of the situation in Syria.

The Minister of State for Media Affairs and Minister of Political and Parliamentary Affairs Mohammad Momani said in a statement received "United Press International," a copy of it, that sending 200 troops from the U.S. military to Jordan comes "within the joint cooperation between the Jordanian Armed Forces and their U.S. counterparts."

He pointed out that there is a "continuous cooperation and coordination between the two sides of Jordan and the U.S., especially in military fields in order to enhance the training and defensive capabilities of the Jordanian Armed Forces in the light of the continuing deterioration of the situation in Syria."

Momani pointed out that "there is a" contacts were about to send 200 U.S. troops within the cooperation and coordination between the American and Jordanian sides. "

However, the Jordanian minister did not specify when his country will receive U.S. soldiers.

The network "CNN" CNN earlier quoted sources it did not identify, as saying that the U.S. Defense Secretary, Chuck Hagel, issued orders to deploy about 200 U.S. troops in Jordan, in "index may indicate a growing potential for U.S. military intervention in the war the grind Syria civil. "
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