Jordan, Egypt armies plan joint drill

AMMAN — Jordanian and Egyptian armies will conduct a joint military exercise, a well-informed source from the Jordan Armed Forces - Arab Army said Saturday.

Without giving details on when the drill will take place, the source added that the military exercise is part of cooperation between the armies of the two countries.

Elite military units from the two armies will participate in the joint military exercise which will simulate common regional threats, the source added. 

Jordan and Egypt have both been harmed by Sinai-based terrorist groups, which have attacked a vital gas pipe more than dozen times since 2011. The sabotage eventually led to a complete halt of the cheaper Egyptian supplies of the commodity and a subsequent energy crisis in the Kingdom, caused by its independence on the expensive fuel oil to generate electricity.