Jordan, Syria to combat arms and drugs smuggling, resurgence of Islamic State

DUBAI (Reuters) – Jordan and Syria agreed to form a joint security committee to secure their border and combat the smuggling of arms and drugs as well as cooperating to prevent the resurgence of Islamic State, Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Tuesday.

(Reporting by Nayera Abdallah and Tala Ramadan; Editing by Alison Williams)