Jordan said it bombed organization's stronghold in southern Syria Xinhua News Agency, Amman/Damascus, October 26 (Reporters He Yiping and Lin Jiangji) The Jordanian armed forces issued a statement on the 26th saying that in coordination with the Syrian government, the Royal Jordanian Air Force bombed organization's strongholds in southern Syria that day. Media in Syria said that that night several explosions were heard in the rural areas of Daraa province in southern Syria, and many civilians were killed or injured. The statement said that the fighter jets of the Royal Jordanian Air Force destroyed several strongholds of terrorist organizations, resulting in the death and injury of many members of organization. This was in retaliation for attack on a church in Karak District, South Jordan, on the 23rd, because the terrorists who committed this crime had connections with these organizations. The statement emphasized that the Jordanian armed forces will continue to eliminate the root causes of extremism and terrorism and will continue to fulfill their sacred duties to protect the country and its citizens. According to a report by the Syrian National News Agency on the 26th, the director of the health department of Daraa province said that Jordan launched airstrikes on many rural areas in the province that night, killing five civilians, including women and children. A group of unidentified gunmen opened fire at a church in Karak district on the 23rd, killing nine people and injuring many others. The Jordanian security forces issued a statement on the 26th saying that they arrested three suspects suspected of participating in the church shooting.

Jordan said it bombed organization's stronghold in southern Syria Xinhua News Agency, Amman/Damascus, October 26 (Reporters He Yiping and Lin Jiangji) The Jordanian armed forces issued a statement on the 26th saying that in coordination with the Syrian government, the Royal Jordanian Air Force bombed organization's strongholds in southern Syria that day. Media in Syria said that that night several explosions were heard in the rural areas of Daraa province in southern Syria, and many civilians were killed or injured. The statement said that the fighter jets of the Royal Jordanian Air Force destroyed several strongholds of terrorist organizations, resulting in the death and injury of many members of organization. This was in retaliation for attack on a church in Karak District, South Jordan, on the 23rd, because the terrorists who committed this crime had connections with these organizations. The statement emphasized that the Jordanian armed forces will continue to eliminate the root causes of extremism and terrorism and will continue to fulfill their sacred duties to protect the country and its citizens. According to a report by the Syrian National News Agency on the 26th, the director of the health department of Daraa province said that Jordan launched airstrikes on many rural areas in the province that night, killing five civilians, including women and children. A group of unidentified gunmen opened fire at a church in Karak district on the 23rd, killing nine people and injuring many others. The Jordanian security forces issued a statement on the 26th saying that they arrested three suspects suspected of participating in the church shooting.