Jordan Announces Airstrikes in Southern Syria After Karak Funeral Attack

Jordan’s armed forces announced on Monday that the Royal Jordanian Air Force had carried out airstrikes on sites in southern Syria.

The military described the targets as positions belonging to organizations it designated as terrorist groups.

It said the strikes were a response to an attack last Friday on a funeral at Hamoud Church in Karak, Jordan.

The announcement linked the cross-border operation to the church attack but did not name the groups targeted in the account provided.