Border Guards and refugees

This video released by the Jordan Armed Forces-The Arab Army (JAF) shows the efforts of Border Guards in offering assistance to Syrian refugees crossing into the Kingdom. 

The video carries the following information:

• Since the outbreak of the Syrian crisis, Border Guards have received hundreds of thousands of refugees.

• 91per cent were women and children, while 9 per cent were men.

• Border Guards allow the entry of Syrian refugees in groups on a daily basis.

• The number of refugees received by the Jordan Armed Forces-The Arab Army (JAF) in 2015 was 17,100. The number of refugees since the start of 2016 until January 13 was 622.

• JAF offered medical treatment to more than 100,000 sick refugees.

• JAF foiled 85 infiltration cases in 2015, with 132 people involved.

• JAF foiled 33 smuggling cases in 2015, with 52 people involved. Most of the seized items were guns and drugs.

• JAF faces many challenges. Security challenges Social challenges Economic challenges.

• Since the beginning of the Syrian crisis some five years ago, JAF spent around JD500 million.