Jordan's Drug War Along the Syrian Border

On Jordan

Mohammed Ersan, editor-in-chief of Balad Radio, joins the podcast to discuss Jordan's military killing 27 suspected drug smugglers attempting to cross the Syrian border last week. Ersan, a Jordanian contributor for Middle East Eye and Arabi21, explains which groups are behind the smuggling along the Syrian border in addition to the Jordanian public's reactions to these events. Finally, Ersan analyzes what factors led to this high death toll.