16,000 Syrian refugees stuck at Jordan border: minister

January 11, 2016 23:25

The number of Syrian refugees stuck on the border with Jordan has climbed from 12,000 to nearly 16,000 since December, the kingdom's government spokesman said on Monday.

Mohamed Momani, who is also Jordan's information minister, said "around 16,000 Syrians are located in camps situated a few hundred metres from the Jordanian side (of the border) in no-man's land."

The UN said in December that 12,000 Syrians were stranded on the border and urged Jordan to take them in, but Momani at the time dismissed the report as exaggerated.

On Monday, he told AFP in written remarks that the refugees were receiving humanitarian assistance from Jordan as well as the UN and aid organisations.

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