Jordan strikes southern Syria after linking church attackers to 'terrorist groups'
- On Monday, the Jordanian air force launched strikes against militant hideouts in southern Syria, retaliating for Friday's attack on a Greek Orthodox Church in Karak that killed nine people.
- The operation, named 'Jordanian Deterrence- Hamoud,' targeted hideouts belonging to what Jordan described as terrorist groups linked to the church attack in the village of Hamoud.
- Following a dawn shootout in Karak, authorities arrested three men identified as brothers Hazzah Zaidan Mohammad and Mishal Zaidan Mohammad, and brother-in-law Ahmad Sami Hussein, all Jordanian.
- King Abdullah II vowed to respond with 'an iron fist' against extremism as Jordan declared three days of national mourning for the victims of the attack.
- Interior Minister Mazen Al-Faraya warned that extremist thinking must be resolved to prevent future incidents, stating 'if this way of thinking is not resolved, we will see incidents like this again.
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Jordan says it attacked militants in Syria tied to church assault. Syria says civilians killed
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan carried out airstrikes 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 stat
Five civilians, including women and children, died as a result of air strikes by the Jordanian Air Force in Deraa Province in southern Syria, as stated in a statement by the Provincial General Health Department.
<p>Jordan launches air strikes in Syria after church attack — civilian deaths are reported Jordan has launched air strikes on suspected militant shelters in Syria after the attack on the church. Syria reported 5 dead Civilians</p>.
At least five civilians, including women, children and a 65-year-old man, were killed in Jordanian airstrikes in southern Syria, the administration of Syria’s Daraa Governorate said
According to the authorities, the fatalities were recorded in the Tariq Al-Sadd neighborhood, while additional casualties were reported in the town of Al-Muzayrib in western...
Jordan Strikes in Syria After Deadly Church Attack
The Jordanian air force carrier out strikers against groups in Syria in retaliation for Friday's attack on a Greek Orthodox Church in Karak that killed nine people, Jordanian state media reported Monday. It says the operation "resulted in the killing and sounding of many members of these terrorist groups and...
Five civilians, including children, were killed today in Jordanian attacks on the southern city of Daraa.
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