Jordanian airstrikes kill five civilians in southern Syria, officials say

World October 27, 3:07

According to the Daraa Governorate administration, women and children are among the killed, as well as a 65-year-old man

BEIRUT, October 27. /TASS/. Jordanian airstrikes killed at least five civilians in southern Syria, the administration of Syria’s Daraa Governorate said in a statement on X.

"Women and children are among those killed, as well as a 65-year-old man," the statement reads.

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 Daraa.

Earlier, the Jordanian Air Force carried out strikes in southern Syria targeting extremist groups reportedly linked to the terrorists behind a recent attack on St. George’s Orthodox Church in Jordan’s Al-Karak Governorate. According to Jordan’s Health Ministry, the October 23 terrorist attack killed nine people and injured 34 others.

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