Jordan strikes southern Syria after linking church attackers to 'terrorist groups'

Jordan's Royal Air Force carried out airstrikes targeting militant hideouts in southern Syria on Monday. According to Ajel English and Al-Monitor, the strikes occurred after it was determined that the perpetrators of a deadly church attack last week were linked to terrorist groups operating in that region.

Earlier, Jordan’s Public Security Directorate announced the arrest of three individuals accused of attacking civilians inside a church in the village of Hammoud, located in the Karak province of southern Jordan. Ajel English reports that the suspects barricaded themselves in an abandoned house and opened fire on security forces, but were eventually subdued and wounded during the arrest with no reported injuries to security personnel.

There has been no immediate comment from Syrian authorities regarding the airstrikes, and it remains unclear if the operations were coordinated with Damascus, according to Ajel English, Al-Monitor, and the Jerusalem Post.

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