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Report: Jordan Has Opened Its Air Space For Israeli Drones En Route To Syria -- Haaretz
Le Figaro report based on an interview with a Western military source based in the Middle East and has not been confirmed by anyone else; Jordanian decision reportedly made following Obama's visit to region last month.
Jordan has opened two corridors of its air space to allow unmanned Israeli drones through to monitor the situation in Syria, the French newspaper Le Figaro reported on Sunday.
The report is based on an interview with a Western military source based in the Middle East. There has been no official confirmation from any other source.
The source told Le Figaro that King Abdullah of Jordan decided to open the air space in an unusual gesture, following U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to the region last month. With such permission, Israeli would not have to fly over southern Lebanon en route to monitoring Syria.
Le Figaro said that only a restricted group of Western intelligence sources were aware of the Jordanian decision.
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Update #1: Jordan opens skies for IAF drones flying to Syria -- Jerusalem Post
Update #2: Jordan opens airspace to Israeli drones, French newspaper reports -- JTA
Update 3#: Report: Israel, Jordan working together to stop Syrian WMDs -- Israel Today
WNU Editor: Jordan is denying these claims.
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