Something to keep an eye on.
Jordan is one of the members of the Psalm 83 alliance.
I wonder what credible information they have.
Tensions are high….
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US Warns Against Travel To Aqaba, Jordan In Next 48 Hours
Citing ‘credible information’, the U.S. Embassy in Jordan today issued a warning to avoid the Jordanian port city on the Red Sea because of a ‘possible imminent threat in the Gulf of Aqaba region’. The threat wasn’t described in the short bulletin:
The U.S. Embassy recommends that all non-official and personal travel to Aqaba be deferred for at least the next 48 hours. For those U.S. citizens resident in Aqaba, the downtown and port areas should be avoided if possible.
Dale Gavlak reports from Amman that Jordanian officials have no information about a pending attack, but adds that last month, a rocket struck the city, killing one person.
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American embassy in Jordan cites ‘imminent threat,’ warns citizens to avoid port city
The US embassy in Jordan warned its citizens on Wednesday against travelling to the port city of Aqaba, citing an “imminent” threat.
The American warning says “credible information has been received regarding a possible imminent threat in the Gulf of Aqaba region.”
“The US Embassy recommends that all non-official and personal travel to Aqaba be deferred for at least the next 48 hours,” the statement said without elaborating.
Last month, the US Embassy in Tel Aviv told American citizens travelling to the Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat that they needed to know where the nearest bomb shelter was.
The warning angered the Israeli government which said that the alert should apply to next door Aqaba.
Rockets from Egypt’s Sinai, where Islamist militants have operated in the past, hit Israel’s and Jordan’s Red Sea ports on Aug. 2, killing a Jordanian civilian and injuring three others. Israeli officials said Hamas was behind the attacks.
Al-Qaeda has been active in Jordan and has carried out attacks there in the past.
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