Syria urges UN to end training terrorists by Jordan

The Syrian Foreign Ministry has formally lodged a complaint with the United Nations over Jordan’s persisting involvement in training Syria-bound terrorists on its soil, urging UN action to end Amman’s sponsorship of armed terror groups.

In an official letter on Monday, Damascus accused neighboring Jordan of using its soil to facilitate the training of foreign-backed terrorist elements that are engaged in armed battles to overthrow the government of President Bashar al-Assad, Syrian state news agency SANA reported.

The letter was sent to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as well as the Security Council's current president, Lithuanian diplomat Raimonda Murmokaitė in May.

The letter further censured the "public and systematic support provided by the kingdom of Jordan to terrorist groups, increasing the suffering of Syria's citizens because of crimes committed by these groups."

The Foreign Ministry also alleges that the government in Amman "provides logistical support to armed terrorist groups, including [al-Qaeda-linked] al-Nusra Front."

The official document, according to the report, went on to accuse Jordan of setting up “terrorist training camps on its soil as well as operations centers to help these groups and facilitate the infiltration of thousands of terrorists [into Syria] per day."

Moreover, the letter called on the UN Security Council to adopt measures "to stop the actions of Jordan that threaten security and stability in the region and the entire world."

Syria has been grappling with a deadly crisis since March 2011. The violence fueled by Takfiri groups has so far claimed the lives of over 222,000 people, according to reports.

Over 3.8 million Syrians have left their country since the beginning of the crisis. More than 7.2 million Syrians have also become internally displaced, according to the United Nations.

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