Video - Hundreds of Jordanians rally against deployment of US troops to Syrian border.

Video - Hundreds of Jordanians rally against deployment of US troops to Syrian border. (RT).Leftists and independents chanted, “No to US troops in Jordan, this is not in our national interest" during the Friday rally in Amman. Demonstrators also burned US flags in support of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Protesters warned the deployment could be the beginning of a US-led invasion similar to Iraq, which Washington would justify by the supposed need to secure Syria’s chemical weapons.

Although US forces are already stationed in Jordan, the new troops are expected to include specialists in intelligence, operations and logistics. The troops will also include commanding officers who will lay the groundwork for the coordination of a potentially larger deployment, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said.

"Currently, the US forces assisting Jordan are troops pulled from various units and places," Hagel said at a Senate Armed Service Committee meeting earlier this month. He explained that deploying troops that had previously worked together will enhance the unit's efficiency.

Jordan has sent its own reinforcements to guard against the possibility of fighting spilling across the border. Jordania’s King Abdullah II has urged the Obama administration to step up its efforts to broker a political solution to the Syrian conflict.

During meetings with congressional leaders this week, the monarch warned that Syria appears to be headed toward chaos, or a breakup that could endanger the entire region, the Washington Post reported. The king is expected to deliver a similar message in his Friday meeting with President Obama.

Three days ago, US Military officials said that Washington was “working closely with the Jordanians” to establish a specialized command and control headquarters to monitor the violence in Syria.

The headquarters will focus on monitoring Syria’s potential use of chemical weapons, Army and Pentagon officials explained, according to Military.com.

“The situation in Syria is still not quite predictable enough – we’re watching,” Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno said at an April 23 budget hearing.

During a March visit to Jordan, Obama met with King Abdullah II and expressed concerns about Syria becoming an enclave for extremism. A French daily alleged earlier this week that during the meeting, a decision was reached for Jordan to open two air corridors for Israeli drones to monitor the Syrian conflict. A Jordanian official told RT Arabic that the report was “inaccurate and groundless.”Read and see (video) the full story here.