Jordan acknowledges civilian deaths in Syria airstrikes
By The BriefBrief
Jordan acknowledged Tuesday that civilians were killed in its Monday-night airstrikes in southern Syria, saying the strikes targeted Islamic State militants and were retaliation for a funeral attack in Jordan that killed nine people. Syrian officials said seven people, including three children and a woman, died; Jordan said its strikes killed more than 20 militants.
WHO:The Jordanian government
WHAT:acknowledged that civilians were killed in its airstrikes in southern Syria
WHEN:Oct 27, 2026
WHERE:Syria
WHY:Jordan said the airstrikes were retaliation for an attack on a funeral in Jordan that killed nine people.
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