Jordan attacks militants in Syria in retaliation for church attack
Jordan carried out airstrikes Monday (October 27) evening against armed groups in Syria in retaliation for Friday’s attack on a Greek Orthodox Church in the southern Jordanian city of Karak that killed nine people, the…
- It said the operation “resulted in the killing and wounding of many members of these terrorist groups and the destruction of a number of their vehicles”.
- It did not specify who the groups were or the precise location of the strikes.
- Syrian authorities said at least six people were killed.
Jordan carried out airstrikes Monday (October 27) evening against armed groups in Syria in retaliation for Friday’s attack on a Greek Orthodox Church in the southern Jordanian city of Karak that killed nine people, the Jordanian air force said in a statement.
Jordanian armed forces carried out strikes on "militant hideouts" in Syria that it said were linked to a deadly church attack on the kingdom last week.
The attack on a village in Syria killed five people, including women and children, Syrian health officials said.
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