'They Were Innocent': Syrian Family Mourns Victims of Jordanian Strike
Jordan said it hit Islamic State targets and a weapons depot after a church attack, while Syria reported seven dead, including three children.
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The lives of five people, including three orphans, all from one family, ended in Jordanian air raids on several sites in Dar'a governorate.
UN chief 'condemns any loss of civilian lives, and we underscore the obligation of all parties to take all precautions to protect civilians in line with international law,' says official
Jordanian Air Force strikes targets in Syria in retaliation for deadly church attack
On October 26, the Jordanian Air Force conducted multiple strikes against suspected Islamic State positions in southern Syria, targeting militants Jordan linked to an October 23 attack on a church in Karak that killed nine people and wounded dozens. Jordan said the strikes killed more than 20 militants, while Syrian authorities reported seven civilian deaths. The post Jordanian Air Force strikes targets in Syria in retaliation for deadly church …
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France24'They were innocent': Syrian family mourns victims of Jordanian strike
"We were asleep when the missile hit us. My mother, my older brother and his three children --two boys and a girl -- were killed," Nassouh al-Salim said, staring at a grey body bag. Jordan launched the Monday strikes in response to a jihadist attack on a church last week that killed nine people. Damascus says the raids killed seven people, including three children, but Jordan said they had killed more than 20 Islamic State group fighters, while …
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