Jordan weighs Syria buffer zone
Public concern over security and economic resources puts pressure on country overwhelmed with refugee influx.
Published On 1 May 2013
Many Jordanians feel overwhelmed by the growing number of refugees in their country, whether in camps or in communities.
Some are calling on the government to set up a buffer zone between Syria and Jordan, and keep the refugees there.
However, opponents of such a move suspect a buffer zone is an American idea and could be used to launch an international military intervention.
Al Jazeera’s Nisreen El-Shamayleh reports from the Jaber Crossing in Mafraq.
Source: Al Jazeera