Jordan's strikes on Syria over church terror attack kill several civilians

Jordan said it had struck "terrorist organisations" in neighbouring Syria on Monday in retaliation for an attack on a Christian church last week that killed nine people – just hours after confirming they had arrested the three assailants responsible, wounding them in a dawn raid and shootout. Jordan's Public Security Directorate said the assailant group were cornered at an abandoned house where they had barricaded themselves inside and opened fire on security forces. "All three terrorists have been injured. They have been taken to hospital and are still receiving treatment," Director of Public Security Major General Abdullah Al-Maaytah told a press conference. Later Monday, the Jordanian military announced retaliatory strikes in southern Syria, saying air force jets had "destroyed several terrorist positions" and killed and wounded "numerous members" of groups linked to the perpetrators of the attack. Syrian state media reported that civilians had been killed in the strikes on the southern Syrian province of Daraa. The director of health for the region told Syria's state-run SANA news agency that at least eight civilians had been killed, including women, children and a 65-year-old ...