Jordan and Syria Give Conflicting Accounts of Airstrike Casualties

Jordan and Syria have offered contrasting accounts of airstrikes in southern Syria, with a Jordanian minister reporting losses among members of an organization and the Syrian government announcing civilian deaths.

Jordan’s government communications minister said the strikes inflicted “heavy losses” on the organization, estimating that more than 20 of its members were killed. The minister also reported the destruction of a large weapons depot.

The organization was not identified in the account provided, which gave no further details about the depot or the precise locations targeted.

The Syrian government, meanwhile, said civilians were killed in the airstrikes. Its statement, as provided, did not specify a death toll or identify the victims.

The two accounts leave the full toll unclear. The information available does not establish whether the reported civilian deaths were separate from the losses cited by the Jordanian minister.