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Jordan says its air force joined US strikes on Islamic State in Syria
Jordanian air force joined U.S.-led strikes on over 70 ISIS targets in Syria following attacks that killed three U.S. citizens, aiming to curb ISIS resurgence in southern Syria.
- Jordan confirmed its air force joined U.S. strikes on Islamic State group targets in southern Syria in retaliation for killing three U.S. citizens earlier this month.
- The assailant was an insider who joined Syria's internal security as a base guard two months ago and stormed a meeting near Palmyra between U.S. and Syrian security officials earlier this month.
- U.S. Central Command said forces struck more than 70 targets across central Syria using fighter jets, helicopters and artillery, and since the Dec. 13 attack, 10 operations killed or detained 23 terrorist operatives.
- Jordan said the operation aimed to prevent extremist groups exploiting those areas after ISIS regrouped in southern Syria, while President Donald Trump had pledged `very serious retaliation' and the U.S. military did not say how many had been killed in Friday's strikes.
- Jordan is one of 90 countries making up the global coalition against IS, which Syria recently joined, while the Islamic State group called the interim government `apostates' and claimed attacks killing four Syrian soldiers.
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Jordan has participated in the recent US air raids on ISIS in Syria.
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Jordan says its air force joined U.S. strikes against Islamic State group in Syria
Jordan confirmed Saturday that its air force took part in strikes launched by the United States on Islamic State group targets in Syria in retaliation for the killing of three U.S. citizens earlier this month.
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Three American citizens died in the Syrian desert, Trump avenged the killings.
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