Abstract
A lot can change in a year. In late August 2013, with the U.S. administration contemplating air strikes against Syria’s Assad regime following chemical weapons attacks against civilians in the suburbs of Damascus, Jordanian officials were publicly adamant that their country would play no supporting role. Yet barely a year later, on September 23, 2014, government spokesman and Minister of Information Muhammad alMomani announced that Jordanian aircraft had bombed targets deep within Syria as part of a U.S.-led coalition combating the jihadi Islamic State (IS) group.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Brookings Institution |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |