Syrian-Jordanian split grows with another recall

February 12, 1981

Syria's ambassador to jordan has been recalled in a deepening crisis over the abduction of a senior Jordanian diplomatic sources said. Ambassador Abdel-Karim Sabbagh was expected to return to Damascus within 48 hours, according to embassy sources in Amman. Jordan's ambassador to Syria returned to Amman Tuesday as his government said it was withdrawing from a joint border post and imposing stricter controls on vis iting Syrians.