Protesters March in Jordan Against Deployment of US Troops
Jordanian protesters rallied today against US forces in the country, reports Elizabeth Whitman from Amman.
AMMAN, Jordan — Demonstrators gathered in downtown Amman today, April 26, following afternoon prayers to protest the sending of American troops to Jordan.
"No Americans in our country," blared the voice of one young man over a set of speakers in the back of a pickup truck. The crowd repeated the chant as another stepped up to the microphone, calling out, "We reject the American army's presence in Jordan!"
The United States announced on April 17 that it would deploy up to 200 US troops to Jordan's northern border with Syria to potentially help secure chemical weapons or deal with possible spillover from Syria.
The demonstrators congregated in two marches, both assembling after Friday prayers at King Hussein mosque in downtown Amman before proceeding in opposition directions.
