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Jordan's king vows to fight terrorism

Xinhua, June 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

King Abdullah II of Jordan said on Wednesday Jordan will continue to work with regional and international partners to fight extremist organizations, mainly the terrorist Islamic State (IS), the state-run Petra news agency reported.

The king made the remarks at a meeting with U.S. special presidential envoy for the global coalition to fight the IS Brett McGurk, where he stressed on the need for increased coordination among the coalition members to destroy the capabilities of the terrorist movement.

The U.S. official condemned the terrorist attack that claimed the lives of six Jordanian troops and injured 14 others at the borders between Jordan and Syria.

He said the coalition is determined to defeat the IS and the U.S. will continue to support Jordan in this regard.

Jordan, a key U.S. ally in the Middle East, is one of the members of the U.S.-led international coalition to fight the IS. Endit