The radical Shiite axis’s narcotics industry network in southern Syria, in collaboration with the Syrian army’s 4th Division (commanded by Maher al-Assad, the president’s brother), poses a significant security challenge, first and foremost for Jordan and then for Israel. The Jordanian-Syrian border, south and east of Deraa, is a major narcotics smuggling corridor, mainly of the … Continue reading Syrian-Jordanian border – The war in Gaza has led to an escalation in arms smuggling based on the narcotics smuggling platform: