Syria-Jordan border reopens amid probe into deadly air strikes
Syria is reopening its border crossing with Jordan, and the two countries will investigate Jordanian strikes on suspected ISIL (ISIS) sites that killed seven in southern Syria. Nassib, Jordan’s only border crossing with Syria, will reopen on Wednesday morning, with regular passenger and commercial traffic resuming, the state news agency SANA reported. The crossing was briefly […] The post…
Syria is set to reopen its border crossing with Jordan, with both nations planning to investigate a deadly airstrike carried out by Jordan on suspected ISIL sites, according to state news agency SANA. The border crossing, known as Nassib, will resume regular passenger and commercial traffic on Wednesday morning following its temporary closure due to the Jordanian airstrikes.
The strikes took place on Monday, targeting ISIL "hideouts" in southern Syria in retaliation for a shooting at a Greek Orthodox church in Jordan's Karak province on Friday, which was carried out by gunmen. ISIL claimed responsibility for the church attack. Jordanian military officials stated that at least seven people, including five family members and three children, were killed in the strikes on Deraa and Suwayda, Syria.
In response, Syria's Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management reported that their teams had responded to attacks at four sites. Both countries agreed to establish a security committee to examine the aftermath of the strikes, as foreign ministers disclosed in a joint statement following a phone call between the two nations' top diplomats.
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi revealed that the air attacks were based on field intelligence and aimed at "neutralising confirmed threats and imminent terrorist operations targeting Jordan's security."
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