Syria condemns Jordanian airstrikes launched after deadly church attack
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Jordan carried out airstrikes in southern Syria on Monday in retaliation for an attack on a Christian funeral in southern Jordan that killed nine people and injured 34.
Jordan’s military said its jets struck hideouts belonging to “terrorist groups” linked to the October 23 shooting at St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church in Karak governorate. A Jordanian government spokesman said more than 20 Islamic State fighters were killed and a large weapons depot was destroyed, while acknowledging and expressing regret for civilian casualties.
Syrian authorities said the strikes killed seven people in Daraa and Sweida provinces, including three children and a woman. Initial Syrian reports had put the death toll at five. Syria’s Foreign Ministry condemned the operation as an unacceptable breach of its airspace.
The two governments gave conflicting accounts of whether the strikes had been coordinated. Jordan said it acted in coordination with Damascus, while Syria said it received no prior notification and had opened an investigation. Syrian authorities also suspended passenger and commercial traffic at the Nassib crossing, the countries’ only such border link, citing safety concerns.
Earlier Monday, Jordanian security forces arrested three Jordanians accused of carrying out the church attack. Officials said the suspects—two brothers and a relative by marriage—were injured in a shootout after being found in an abandoned house near the attack site. Jordan’s interior minister said there was no indication they had collaborated with foreign parties. No group has claimed responsibility for the church shooting.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Correct the unsupported characterization of the military’s targets while retaining the separately sourced claim that a weapons depot was destroyed. - "its jets struck hideouts and weapons facilities belonging to “terrorist groups”": The sources say Jordan's military described striking terrorist hideouts or positions; a government spokesman separately said a weapons depot was destroyed, but they do not say the military described the targets as weapons facilities.
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Syria condemns Jordanian airstrikes launched after deadly church attack
Jordan carried out airstrikes in southern Syria on Monday in retaliation for an attack on a Christian funeral in southern Jordan that killed nine people and injured 34.
Jordan’s military said its jets struck hideouts and weapons facilities belonging to “terrorist groups” linked to the October 23 shooting at St. George’s Greek Orthodox Church in Karak governorate. A Jordanian government spokesman said more than 20 Islamic State fighters were killed and a large weapons depot was destroyed, while acknowledging and expressing regret for civilian casualties.
Syrian authorities said the strikes killed seven people in Daraa and Sweida provinces, including three children and a woman. Initial Syrian reports had put the death toll at five. Syria’s Foreign Ministry condemned the operation as an unacceptable breach of its airspace.
The two governments gave conflicting accounts of whether the strikes had been coordinated. Jordan said it acted in coordination with Damascus, while Syria said it received no prior notification and had opened an investigation. Syrian authorities also suspended passenger and commercial traffic at the Nassib crossing, the countries’ only such border link, citing safety concerns.
Earlier Monday, Jordanian security forces arrested three Jordanians accused of carrying out the church attack. Officials said the suspects—two brothers and a relative by marriage—were injured in a shootout after being found in an abandoned house near the attack site. Jordan’s interior minister said there was no indication they had collaborated with foreign parties. No group has claimed responsibility for the church shooting.
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