Jordan Cites Heavy Losses in Southern Syria Strikes as Damascus Reports Civilian Deaths

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 minister of government communication said the strikes inflicted “heavy losses in the ranks of the organisation, estimated at more than 20 members.” The statement did not identify the organisation by name.

The minister also reported the destruction of a large weapons warehouse, presenting the operation as a blow to the group’s personnel and military supplies.

The Syrian government, meanwhile, announced that “civilian victims” had been killed in the airstrikes. It did not provide a civilian death toll in the account given.

The statements leave unresolved the identities of those killed and the full extent of the damage. The information provided does not establish whether the two accounts refer to separate casualties from the same strikes.