Ammon News - Amman, (Petra) A Jordanian soldier serving within the Jordanian peacekeeping contingent in the west African nation of Ivory Coast, was laid to rest on Wednesday after he fell from a building in the crisis-hit nation.

Corporal Mohammad al-Sarhan was flown home and buried in his hometown of Mughair al-Sarhan northeast of the Kingdom. An official military funeral ceremony processions were held as his fellow servicemen carried the flag-draped casket.

Commander of the Jordan Airforce Major-General Malik Habashneh and top armed forced officers took part in the funeral and offered heart-felt condolences and sympathy to Al-Sarhan family.

Jordan is a key country in the United Nations peacekeeping missions with the Kingdom deploying peacekeeping contingents in various war-torn and crisis-hit nations across the globe.