Jordanian planes bomb southern Syria The Jordanian Air Force carried out airstrikes on targets in southern Syria, claiming that those who carried out the attack on the Karak church were linked to organizations based there. The Syrian State News Agency reports that 5 civilians, including women and children, were killed. Jordan is a key ally of the US, and it is now acting unilaterally to secure its borders. With the withdrawal of American forces from the region and Syria still stationed under interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, the south of the country became a security vacuum. substack | talk.