Jordan and Syria Agree on Joint Security Committee After Airstrikes

Jordan and Syria have agreed to form a joint security committee following roughly 24 hours of tension over Jordanian airstrikes targeting southern Syria.

The agreement came after strikes on Daraa brought the recent operations to the centre of a security dispute between the two countries.

The committee will examine the details and facts surrounding those operations, giving both sides a joint mechanism to review what happened.

Its remit also includes improving intelligence-sharing and coordination on the ground, extending its work beyond an examination of the strikes.

The move shifts the focus from the immediate tensions to joint security discussions. Details of the committee’s membership, timetable and procedures were not provided.