US moving to resupply Jordan's military with munitions

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The Jerusalem Post/Reuters:

Officials speak under anonymity, say plans for replenishment of Jordanian munition underway.

2/14/15

 

WASHINGTON/AMMAN - The United States is readying plans to resupply Jordan with munitions in the coming weeks, possibly including precision-guided arms, expediting support for the kingdom as it expands its role in airstrikes against the Islamic State, officials say.

The State Department and Pentagon declined comment on any future moves to assist Jordan with requests for weapons. But several US officials speaking on condition of anonymity said that planning was well underway to help replenish Jordan's supplies of ordnance.

 

US efforts to expedite delivery of munitions and other weapons follow a vocal appeal from Jordan's King Abdullah to American lawmakers last week for greater US support.

 

A source close to the Jordanian government told Reuters the kingdom believed its supplies of bombs are being stretched too thin as it expands its role in strikes following the Islamic State's grisly execution of a Jordanian pilot.

 

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