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Terrorist Concentrations in Northern Jordan Under Heavy Attack from Army

January 14, 1971
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Units of the Jordanian Army are carrying out heavy attacks on terrorist concentrations in northern Jordan with the apparent intention of driving them into Syria, the Israel Broadcasting Service reported. Israeli observers in the Golan Heights reported seeing gunfire flashes in Jordan during the night and heavy columns of smoke rising in the morning from guerrilla positions. They also reported seeing armored and artillery units bombarding the villages of Harata, Akraba and Yabla, south of the Yarmuk River and other villages which are known to be centers of the terrorist organizations. The Jordanian forces have set up roadblocks to prevent terrorists from entering the Jordan Valley.

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