IPFS News Link • Iraq
Jordan bolsters Iraq border defences as militants close in
• france24.com"The last traffic was around 7.30pm and border officials are saying the situation is not normal on the other side of the border," Minister of State for Media and Communication Mohammad al-Momani said.
Earlier, Iraqi Sunni gunmen had seized control of the town of Rutba, just 145 kilometres east of the border with Jordan.