Jordan war games have kicked off as Syria’s civil war rages next door. Hundreds of U.S trained Jordanian commandos spread across the desert, holding war games that may eventually form the basis of a military intervention in Syria. Nicknamed “Eager Lion,” the 12-day exercise combines land, air and sea maneuvers and brings 8,000 personnel from 19 Arab and European nations to train on border security, irregular warfare, terrorism and counterinsurgency targeted to the spillover situation in Syria.

According to some mounting speculation, the U.S.-backed exercises may provide Jordan with the highly skilled, U.S trained commandos to secure Assad’s chemical weapons and create a safe haven for Syrian refugees along Syria’s border with Jordan.

This exercise has been called by Col. Khalil Rawahneh, a Jordanian military strategist, as “the biggest fire power show ever in Jordan.”

Jordan war games have kicked off as Syria’s civil war rages next door. Hundreds of U.S trained Jordanian commandos spread across the desert, holding war games that may eventually form the basis of a military intervention in Syria. Nicknamed “Eager Lion,” the 12-day exercise combines land, air and sea maneuvers and brings 8,000 personnel from 19 Arab and European nations to train on border security, irregular warfare, terrorism and counterinsurgency targeted to the spillover situation in Syria.

According to some mounting speculation, the U.S.-backed exercises may provide Jordan with the highly skilled, U.S trained commandos to secure Assad’s chemical weapons and create a safe haven for Syrian refugees along Syria’s border with Jordan.

This exercise has been called by Col. Khalil Rawahneh, a Jordanian military strategist, as “the biggest fire power show ever in Jordan.”