Jordan and Syria Give Differing Accounts of Airstrikes in Southern Syria

Jordan and Syria have offered contrasting accounts of airstrikes in southern Syria, with a Jordanian minister reporting heavy losses among members of an organisation and the Syrian government saying civilians were killed.

Jordan’s government communications minister said the strikes inflicted “heavy losses among the organisation, estimated at more than 20 members,” and destroyed a large weapons depot.

The minister’s statement did not identify the organisation or clarify whether the reported losses referred to deaths, injuries or both.

The Syrian government, meanwhile, announced that “civilian victims” had been killed in the raids. No civilian death toll was provided in the summary of its statement.

The two accounts leave the full toll and the identities of those affected unclear. The information provided does not independently establish the extent of the reported losses or damage.