Jordan bombs Syria after deadly church attack

Damascus says seven civilians were killed in the strikes and denies coordinating the operation with Amman Jordan carried out airstrikes on what it described as terrorist sites in neighboring Syria on Monday following a deadly attack on a Christian church last week. The Syrian government condemned the operation.According to the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF), fighter jets targeted “hideouts of terrorist organizations in southern Syria.” It added that “several terrorists” were killed or wounded and unspecified equipment was destroyed.Although the RJAF claimed it had acted in coordination with Syrian authorities, the government in Damascus denied receiving advance notice of the strikes. The Syrian Foreign Ministry said it had informed Jordan of its “objections to operations on Syrian territory without prior coordination.”Khaled al-Omeian, director of health in Syria’s Daraa province, told SANA that seven civilians, including three children, were killed in the strikes and three others were injured.“We affirm our support for the affected Syrian families and our full solidarity with them in this tragedy,” the Syrian government said in a statement.Jordan vowed retaliation after gunmen o...