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Syria, Jordan, U.S. sign security roadmap

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September 17, 2025

Plan aims to restore stability in region of Syria that saw deadly clashes in July.

- BY GHAITH ALSAYED

Syria, Jordan, U.S. sign security roadmap

JORDAN'S Ayman Safadi, left, Syria's Asaad alShaibani, center, and U.S. special envoy Tom Barrack.

BEIRUT Syria, Jordan United States and the agreed Tuesday on a roadmap to restore security in a southern Syrian region that saw deadly sectarian clashes in July, including plans to guard main roads and prosecute those who incited violence.

The days of fighting between members of the country's Druze minority sect and members of local Bedouin tribes in the Sweida region left hundreds of people dead. Mistrust remains, and some Druze demand self-determination.

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