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

The Syrian government has expressed its “full reservations” over Jordanian airstrikes in southern Syria, denying that the operation was coordinated with Damascus and reporting civilian casualties in Daraa.

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

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

The Syrian government rejected that account and called for coordination, disputing Jordan’s claim that the operation had been agreed with Syrian authorities.

Damascus said the attack on Daraa had caused civilian casualties. The information provided did not specify a death toll or identify those killed.