Multinational military exercises launch in Jordan
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Jordanian and US army officers have launched multinational military exercises involving border security and irregular warfare in this key U.S. Mideast ally.
The 12-day "Eager Lion" exercises bring together 8,000 personnel from 19 mainly Arab and European countries to bolster defense capabilities in the face of a possible flare-up from neighboring Syria. "We don't intend to attack anybody," Jordanian Maj.Gen. Awni el-Edwan told reporters Sunday, while commenting on the annual exercises' first ever deployment of U.S. Patriot missiles. (AP)
