▁kept ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Arm oured ▁Division ▁deployed ▁between ▁the ▁Ira qi ▁border ▁and ▁Ram tha ▁on ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁border , ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Mechan ized ▁Division ▁deployed ▁from ▁Ram tha ▁through ▁U mm ▁Q ays ▁to ▁the ▁Zar qa ▁River ▁in ▁a ▁def ensive ▁post ure ▁that ▁covers ▁both ▁Israel ▁and ▁Sy ria ▁and ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Mechan ized ▁Division ▁deployed ▁from ▁the ▁Zar qa ▁River , ▁north ▁of ▁As - S alt ▁to ▁the ▁Dead ▁Sea ▁facing ▁Israel . ▁The ▁ 3 rd ▁Arm oured ▁Division ▁acts ▁as ▁both ▁the ▁strateg ic ▁reserve ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁protection ▁against ▁any ▁internal ▁dist urban ces . ▁It ▁has ▁units ▁deployed ▁at ▁Zar qa ▁in ▁the ▁north ; ▁near ▁the ▁capital ▁Am man ▁( al ong ▁with ▁a ▁brig ade ▁of ▁Royal ▁Gu ards ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁hand - p icked ▁troops ▁from ▁Bed ou in ▁tribes ▁known ▁for ▁their ▁long - standing ▁loyal ty ▁to ▁the ▁crown ), ▁and ▁at ▁Q at rane h ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁covering ▁the ▁route ▁into ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁Jordan ian ▁Army ▁finally ▁established ▁a ▁Special ▁Oper ations ▁Command , ▁the ▁brain - child ▁of ▁Abd ul lah ▁( then ▁a ▁serving ▁Army ▁officer ). ▁It ▁is ▁task ed ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁a ▁possible ▁Palest in ian ▁u pr ising ▁and ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁terror ism . ▁This ▁powerful ▁force ▁now ▁includes ▁the ▁ 7 1 st ▁and ▁ 1