Damascus Rejects Jordan’s Coordination Claim After Deadly Strikes in Southern Syria

Syria has expressed its “full reservations” over Jordanian airstrikes in the south of the country, denying that the operation was coordinated with Damascus and calling for coordination.

The Jordanian military said in a statement on Monday that it had carried out strikes against what it described as “terrorist organizations” in southern Syria.

It said the operation was retaliation for the victims of an attack on a church in Jordan’s southern Karak governorate. The military also asserted that the strikes had been coordinated with Damascus.

The Syrian government rejected that account and reported civilian casualties in the attack on Daraa. The summary provided no casualty toll.

The conflicting statements leave the two governments at odds over both coordination of the operation and Jordan’s characterization of its targets.