U.S. plans sharp increase in military aid to Jordan for war on ISIL

The United States plans to significantly increase military and other assistance to Jordan.

 

The administration of President Barack Obama has released a proposed foreign aid budget that would grant $1 billion to the Hashemite kingdom in fiscal 2015. This marked a more than 50 percent increase in U.S. aid to Jordan, now set at $660 million. Jordan has been a leading base in the U.S.-led war against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant.

 

“The United States recognizes Jordan’s increased immediate needs resulting from regional unrest, the efforts Jordan is undertaking at the forefront of the fight against ISIL and other extremist ideology and terrorism, the influx of refugees from Syria and Iraq, the disruption of foreign energy supplies, and other unprecedented strains,” the State Department said.

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