Jordan Country Report: Children & Security The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative Updated as of 31 January 2017 www.childsoldiers.org
[email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Background ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Map of Jordan ............................................................................................................................... 3 Impact of Conflict on Children .................................................................................................... 4 II. Security Situation ......................................................................................................................... 5 1. Context ....................................................................................................................................... 5 2. State, Non-State, and International Actors ............................................................................. 6 a) Government Forces ................................................................................................................. 6 b) Other Armed Groups (Non-State Actors) ............................................................................... 7 Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) .................................................................................. 7 Free Syrian Army (FSA) and Affiliated Groups .................................................................... 8 c) Regional Actors and International