Jordanian Air Force strikes targets in Syria in retaliation for deadly church attack

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Jordanian aircraft struck suspected Islamic State positions in southern Syria on October 26, in retaliation for a deadly church attack in Karak that Jordan linked to the group. Jordan said the strikes killed more than 20 militants, while Syrian authorities reported seven civilian deaths; the attack on October 23 killed nine people and wounded dozens.

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 attack appeared first on FDD's Long War Journal.