(Ha'aretz) - Jordan is making preparations to prevent the influx of Iraqi refugees into its territory in the case of a U.S. attack against Iraq. In recent years, tens of thousands of Iraqi citizens have moved into Jordan and settled there. An estimated 300,000 Iraqis are now in Jordan, the vast majority of them illegally. Al-Hayat reported Thursday that the Jordanian authorities have begun blocking the entry of Iraqi nationals into the kingdom. Jordanian sources also expressed concern that Iraqi agents may seek to undermine the internal stability of the kingdom.
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