The Syrian civil war, which has lasted for several years, has displaced a large number of Syrians. According to figures released by the Jordanian government, Jordan is currently hosting about 1.3 million Syrian refugees, greatly increasing the economic and social burden on the country. As a result of the recent fierce fighting in southern Syria, the number of displaced Syrian refugees in southern Syria has now reached 320,000, with about 60,000 of them stranded at the border crossings between Syria and Jordan. The Jordanian Prime Minister said at the end of last month that Jordan would no longer accept Syrian refugees due to lack of capacity. Nonetheless, the Jordanian government is cooperating with UN agencies and the Syrian government, among others, to provide assistance to the refugees on the Syrian side, and has launched a nationwide campaign to assist Syrian refugees.
The campaign was launched by Jordanian Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz on June 24 after a visit to the northern border region. Following the resurgence of fighting in southern Syria, Jordan has strengthened its military presence along the Jordan-Syria border, taking into account the security situation in the country. Therefore, any aid has to be dispatched to the Jordan-Syria border through the Jordanian military in a unified manner. All relief supplies collected from the whole country are unified and collected by the Jordanian Hashemite Charity for Relief and Development.
In addition, the Jordanian military provides medical assistance to Syrian refugees. At present, the military has set up a 20-bed field hospital on the Jordan-Syria border, equipped with emergency response equipment, and in the future will add six more ambulances to the existing five, with all ambulance equipment. Since the resumption of fighting in southern Syria on June 19, the Jordanian military's field medical team has provided diagnosis and treatment for more than 1,400 Syrian refugees.