After the attack, it sealed the border area, cutting off tens of thousands of Syrian refugees stranded in the area from international aid delivery. AMMAN, Jordan — The extremist Islamic State group claimed responsibility for last week’s deadly suicide attack on a Jordanian army post on the Syrian border, posting a video online Monday it said shows the car bomb blast. The website “Hala Akhbar” affiliated with the Jordanian military carried a statement Monday from what it said was an “official source” pledging retaliation. ___This story has been corrected to show that the name of the website is “Hala Akhbar,” not “Hala Akbar.”Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. Aid officials have said no food and little water have reached the area since last week.

Source: Washington Post June 27, 2016 04:40 UTC